| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Jones | 36-26 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton loses the dribble to William Howard | 36-26 |
| 19:18 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Alongi | 36-29 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Wallace Warner and he's hacked by Tommy Jones - foul #2 on Tommy Jones, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:03 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Howard | 38-29 |
| 18:42 | UMKC | John Alongi drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton's pass is intercepted by Stacy Cooper | 38-32 |
| 18:19 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Alongi and he's hacked by Wallace Warner - foul #3 on Wallace Warner, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (SG) Wallace Warner | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 18:19 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Joe Kinlaw is called for the reach on Riley Vinton - foul #1 on Joe Kinlaw, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:29 | UMKC | Tommy Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coronado - foul #2 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 17:15 | UMKC | Tommy Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Alongi | 40-38 |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Burnside (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Mark Lee (C) Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Richard Fredericksen (SF), Emery Wright (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Tommy Jones, Joe Kinlaw, Stacy Cooper, William Howard | |
| 16:45 | UMKC | Emery Wright drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Trey Holt | 40-40 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | John Burnside hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 16:10 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 16:08 | UMKC | Emery Wright snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 15:49 | UMKC | Trey Holt drills a shot from the right wing set up by Richard Fredericksen | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Meldrum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Burnside (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Karcher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Alongi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Fredericksen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emery Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher lays it up and in set up by Kevin Coronado | 44-42 |
| 15:25 | UMKC | Trey Holt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum drills a floater from the right wing set up by Mark Lee | 46-44 |
| 14:49 | UMKC | Trey Holt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:48 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Richard Fredericksen is called for the reach on Joseph Meldrum - foul #2 on Richard Fredericksen, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Patterson (PG), Wallace Warner (SG), Riley Vinton (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Kevin Coronado, Joseph Meldrum, John Burnside, Bob Karcher, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), William Howard (C) John Alongi, Richard Fredericksen, Emery Wright, Arthur Wiggins | |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:13 | UMKC | William Howard snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:50 | UMKC | Riley Vinton steals the ball from Joe Kinlaw | 46-46 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | James Patterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Riley Vinton | 48-46 |
| 13:27 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Trey Holt | 48-49 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | James Patterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart tips it home | 50-49 |
| 12:48 | UMKC | Wallace Warner steals it from Stacy Cooper | 50-49 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner lays it up and in | 52-49 |
| 12:29 | UMKC | Trey Holt clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner is hacked by Joe Kinlaw - foul #2 on Joe Kinlaw, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG) James Patterson | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG) Trey Holt | |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 11:57 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Joe Kinlaw | 52-49 |
| 11:40 | UMKC | William Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 11:39 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Kinlaw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 11:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Riley Vinton | 52-49 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Joe Kinlaw | 52-49 |
| 10:58 | UMKC | William Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (SG), John Burnside (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Mark Lee (C) Wallace Warner, Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ray Kroger (PG), Richard Fredericksen (SF), Emery Wright (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Tommy Jones, Joe Kinlaw, Stacy Cooper, William Howard | |
| 10:33 | UMKC | Ray Kroger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Alongi | 52-52 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bob Karcher | 54-52 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Joseph Meldrum steps in front of the John Alongi pass | 54-52 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Meldrum | 56-52 |
| 09:45 | UMKC | John Alongi hits a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joseph Meldrum - foul #1 on Joseph Meldrum, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG) Ray Kroger | |
| 09:45 | UMKC | John Alongi misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 09:07 | UMKC | Trey Holt's pass is intercepted by Mark Lee | 59-54 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee drills a jumper in the paint set up by Kevin Coronado | 61-54 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Kevin Coronado steps in front of the Trey Holt pass in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | John Alongi is called for the reach on Joseph Meldrum - foul #3 on John Alongi, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner (SG), Riley Vinton (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Kevin Coronado, John Burnside, Bob Karcher, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), William Howard (C) John Alongi, Richard Fredericksen, Emery Wright, Arthur Wiggins | |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:11 | UMKC | William Howard is denied on a layup by Robert Stewart | 63-54 |
| 08:09 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 07:56 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 63-54 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Campbell | 63-54 |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 07:47 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 07:27 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Campbell | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trey Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG) Joseph Meldrum | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ray Kroger (SG) Trey Holt | |
| 06:50 | UMKC | William Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Riley Vinton - foul #1 on Riley Vinton, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| 06:50 | UMKC | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:50 | UMKC | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Coronado | 63-56 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 05:43 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Kroger | 66-58 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Stacy Cooper steals it from Kevin Coronado | 66-58 |
| 05:03 | UMKC | William Howard makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Kinlaw | 66-60 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 04:34 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Tommy Jones | 66-60 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | William Howard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 04:17 | UMKC | Ray Kroger tips it in | 66-62 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 03:57 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:40 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), James Patterson (SG), John Burnside (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Mark Lee (C) Kevin Coronado, Wallace Warner, Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), John Alongi (SG), Richard Fredericksen (SF), Emery Wright (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Tommy Jones, Ray Kroger, Joe Kinlaw, Stacy Cooper, William Howard | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Burnside (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Karcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Fredericksen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emery Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen misses short on a floater from the right side | 66-62 |
| 02:56 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Riley Vinton (SF) James Patterson, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Meldrum and he's hacked by Arthur Wiggins - foul #1 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG) Trey Holt | |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:46 | UMKC | Emery Wright snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 02:46 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| 02:21 | UMKC | John Alongi is hacked by Riley Vinton - foul #2 on Riley Vinton, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner (SG), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Joseph Meldrum, Bob Karcher, John Burnside | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), William Howard (C) Richard Fredericksen, Emery Wright, Arthur Wiggins | |
| 02:04 | UMKC | William Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to William Howard | 68-64 |
| 01:55 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 01:38 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Riley Vinton - foul #3 on Riley Vinton, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 01:38 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:38 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Campbell | 70-66 |
| 00:57 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 00:56 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw tips it home | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stacy Cooper - foul #2 on Stacy Cooper, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UMKC | Kevin Coronado steals the ball from Joe Kinlaw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Tommy Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Coronado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Jones, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | John Alongi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Jones | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner is fouled in the backcourt by John Alongi - foul #4 on John Alongi, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Jones - foul #4 on Tommy Jones, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (SG) Wallace Warner | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-71 |