| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Anthony Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Sindelar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Deshields (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Palko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Kruse inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | James Wager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 19:29 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 19:28 | UMKC | Steven Palko pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | Brian Shea picks off the pass by Steven Palko | 25-34 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | James Wager is called for traveling | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 18:53 | UMKC | Steven Palko tips it in | 25-36 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Richard Kruse loses the ball out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 18:19 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Crosby and he's hacked by James Wager - foul #1 on James Wager, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 18:19 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | James Allen drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 27-39 |
| 17:39 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Richard Kruse pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Steven Palko is called for the reach on Brian Shea - foul #3 on Steven Palko, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) Brian Shea, Richard Kruse, James Allen | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell (PG), Jacob Cool (SG), Edmund Stanton (SF), Francis Bardin (PF), James Reed (C) Anthony Crosby, Matt Sindelar, Sean Deshields, Steven Palko, Bruce Chapa | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Shelton Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Shelton Davis tips it home | 29-39 |
| 16:35 | UMKC | Francis Bardin hits a floater in the paint set up by Thomas Hartwell | 29-41 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Joseph Little blows the layup | 29-41 |
| 16:14 | UMKC | Francis Bardin gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:10 | UMKC | Lance Sanders steals the ball from James Reed | 29-41 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | James Wager drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hamilton | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Thomas Hartwell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Cool (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edmund Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Bardin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UMKC | James Reed is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF) James Wager, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | UMKC | Anthony Crosby (PG), Matt Sindelar (SG), Sean Deshields (SF), Bruce Chapa (C) Thomas Hartwell, Jacob Cool, Edmund Stanton, James Reed | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Anthony Crosby picks off the pass by Brian Shea | 32-41 |
| 15:26 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Crosby | 32-43 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Brian Shea's pass is intercepted by Matt Sindelar in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 15:18 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar lays it up and in | 32-45 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Joseph Little drills a jumper in the lane | 34-45 |
| 14:33 | UMKC | Richard Kruse steps in front of the Anthony Crosby pass | 34-45 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the easy layup | 34-45 |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Francis Bardin gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:00 | UMKC | Francis Bardin lays it up and in | 34-47 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Chapa - foul #1 on Bruce Chapa, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Christopher John (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) Brian Shea, Timothy Hamilton, Richard Kruse, James Allen | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell (SF), Steven Palko (PF), James Reed (C) Sean Deshields, Francis Bardin, Bruce Chapa | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:18 | UMKC | Steven Palko clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Christopher John snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Joseph Little drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Wager | 38-47 |
| 12:54 | UMKC | Anthony Crosby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Shelton Davis | 38-47 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Shelton Davis's pass is intercepted by Matt Sindelar | 38-47 |
| 12:11 | UMKC | Anthony Crosby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | James Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:59 | UMKC | James Reed clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | James Wager gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher John (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Little (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Anthony Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matt Sindelar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hartwell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steven Palko (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Reed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Lance Sanders misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Little | 38-47 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Shelton Davis jams it | 40-47 |
| 11:05 | UMKC | Anthony Crosby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | James Wager's pass is intercepted by James Reed | 40-50 |
| 10:30 | UMKC | James Reed clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Lance Sanders - foul #1 on Lance Sanders, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF), Arthur Drown (C) James Wager, Christopher John, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jacob Cool (PG), Alfred McGilberry (SG), Sean Deshields (SF), Bruce Chapa (C) Anthony Crosby, Matt Sindelar, Thomas Hartwell, Steven Palko | |
| 10:30 | UMKC | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:30 | UMKC | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Arthur Drown can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 40-52 |
| 10:17 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:12 | UMKC | Sean Deshields misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Brian Shea knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Hamilton | 43-52 |
| 09:20 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry is hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG) Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | UMKC | Francis Bardin (PF) James Reed | |
| 09:10 | UMKC | Francis Bardin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 09:09 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry tips it but misses | 43-52 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Richard Kruse grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | James Wager is hacked by Jacob Cool - foul #3 on Jacob Cool, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Little (C) Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell (PG) Alfred McGilberry | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits a driving attempt in the paint | 45-52 |
| 08:41 | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Wager - foul #2 on James Wager, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 08:41 | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:41 | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Allen lays it in set up by James Wager | 47-54 |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Sean Deshields is fouled on the floor by Brian Shea - foul #3 on Brian Shea, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | UMKC | Steven Palko (PF) Bruce Chapa | |
| 07:59 | UMKC | Steven Palko knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Deshields | 47-56 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Steven Palko denies the turnaround by Joseph Little | 47-56 |
| 07:44 | UMKC | Francis Bardin pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Thomas Hartwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Cool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sean Deshields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Palko (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Bardin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UMKC | Sean Deshields's floater is tipped away by James Allen | 47-56 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Brian Shea snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Brian Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 07:08 | UMKC | Sean Deshields grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 06:46 | UMKC | Joseph Little is called for the reach on Francis Bardin - foul #3 on Joseph Little, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Lance Sanders (PF), Arthur Drown (C) James Wager, Brian Shea, James Allen, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | UMKC | Anthony Crosby (PG), Matt Sindelar (SG), Edmund Stanton (SF), James Reed (PF), Bruce Chapa (C) Thomas Hartwell, Jacob Cool, Sean Deshields, Steven Palko, Francis Bardin | |
| 06:30 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa scores on a turnaround from the right block | 47-58 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Richard Kruse comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 06:08 | UMKC | Edmund Stanton grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 05:49 | UMKC | Edmund Stanton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Lance Sanders snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:27 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 05:07 | UMKC | James Reed is hacked by Lance Sanders - foul #2 on Lance Sanders, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Joseph Little (C) Shelton Davis, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell (SF) Edmund Stanton | |
| 05:07 | UMKC | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:07 | UMKC | James Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hamilton | 47-59 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Richard Kruse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | UMKC | James Reed is hacked by James Wager - foul #3 on James Wager, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG), James Allen (PF) Richard Kruse, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sean Deshields (SF), Steven Palko (PF) Thomas Hartwell, Bruce Chapa | |
| 04:31 | UMKC | James Reed misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | James Allen grabs the board | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-59 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | James Wager grabs the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 04:11 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 03:44 | UMKC | Sean Deshields misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Matt Sindelar hits the follow up shot | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Anthony Crosby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matt Sindelar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Deshields (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Palko (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Joseph Little is called for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Little, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF) Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell (PG), Jacob Cool (SG), Edmund Stanton (SF), Francis Bardin (PF), Steven Rossignol (C) Anthony Crosby, Matt Sindelar, Sean Deshields, Steven Palko, James Reed | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | UMKC | Steven Rossignol hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Cool | 47-63 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Shelton Davis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hartwell - foul #2 on Thomas Hartwell, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (SG), Richard Kruse (SF) Brian Shea, Shelton Davis | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Steven Rossignol is called for the reach on James Wager - foul #2 on Steven Rossignol, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lance Sanders (PF) James Allen | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Thomas Hartwell is called for the reach on James Wager - foul #3 on Thomas Hartwell, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | James Wager misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:47 | UMKC | Francis Bardin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:21 | UMKC | Francis Bardin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-63 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Wager pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Joseph Little is denied on a layup by Steven Rossignol | 47-63 |
| 02:05 | UMKC | Francis Bardin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Christopher John is called for the reach on Jacob Cool - foul #1 on Christopher John, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG), James Allen (PF) Christopher John, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Reed (C) Steven Rossignol | |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Jacob Cool makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Jacob Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Richard Kruse is fouled on the floor by Edmund Stanton - foul #1 on Edmund Stanton, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:01 | UMKC | Thomas Hartwell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Cool | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Wager connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Kruse | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Jacob Cool throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Hartwell | 52-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-70 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Joseph Little tips it in | 54-70 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | James Allen swats the layup by James Reed | 54-70 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | James Reed grabs the offensive board | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | The clock runs out | 54-70 |