| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) SG - Lawrence Staley (fresh) SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) PF - James Cuomo (fresh) C - Ivory Beasley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alex Berke (fresh) SG - Damon Waters (fresh) SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) PF - David Davis (fresh) C - David Kraus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UMKC | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher drills a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Gary Gallagher | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UMKC | Damon Waters misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Staley - foul #1 on Lawrence Staley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UMKC | Damon Waters misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UMKC | Damon Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo is hacked by Gary Gallagher - foul #1 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Helberg | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | Damon Waters connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Alex Berke | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Damon Waters takes the ball from Robert Helberg | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | UMKC | David Kraus is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Helberg | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | Damon Waters is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Staley - foul #2 on Lawrence Staley, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG) Lawrence Staley | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:37 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | UMKC | David Kraus misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | UMKC | Alex Berke grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | UMKC | Alex Berke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stucker (fresh) SF - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Cuomo (fairly fresh) C - Ivory Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alex Berke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon Waters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Davis (fairly fresh) C - David Kraus (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Western Carolina | David Kraus is called for the reach on Ivory Beasley - foul #1 on David Kraus, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (SG), Kenneth Slaton (SF), Scott Greene (PF), Jay Dubose (C) Robert Helberg, Thomas Olson, James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Sherman Jones (SG), Paul Moten (PF), William Knight (C) Alex Berke, Damon Waters, David Davis, David Kraus | |
| 15:06 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Western Carolina | John Stucker misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:46 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Robbins (SF) Gary Gallagher | |
| 14:37 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:36 | UMKC | Paul Moten gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Robert Robbins buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Moten | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | David McCully scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:45 | UMKC | William Knight misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | David McCully can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Napoleon Craft | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | UMKC | Robert Robbins is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Slaton - foul #1 on Kenneth Slaton, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), Thomas Olson (SF), James Cuomo (PF), Ivory Beasley (C) John Stucker, Kenneth Slaton, Scott Greene, Jay Dubose | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alex Berke (PG), Damon Waters (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF), David Davis (PF), David Kraus (C) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Paul Moten, William Knight | |
| 12:58 | UMKC | David Davis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | David McCully can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Kraus - foul #2 on David Kraus, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moten (C) David Kraus | |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | David McCully makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | David McCully makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:16 | UMKC | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:14 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:53 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Helberg | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David McCully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Cuomo (fresh) C - Ivory Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alex Berke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon Waters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Paul Moten (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Berke | 14-10 |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson jams it on a great pass from James Cuomo and he's hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (SG) David McCully | |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), William Knight (C) Alex Berke, David Davis | |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:04 | UMKC | William Knight is fouled on the floor by James Cuomo - foul #1 on James Cuomo, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG) Damon Waters | |
| 10:50 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Moten | 17-13 |
| 10:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley tips it back up and in | 19-13 |
| 10:08 | UMKC | William Knight clanks a shot from the left side | 19-13 |
| 10:06 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Sherman Jones | 19-13 |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 09:53 | UMKC | William Knight tips it home | 19-15 |
| 09:38 | Western Carolina | Gary Gallagher steals it from Ivory Beasley | 19-15 |
| 09:25 | UMKC | William Knight's dunk attempt is rejected by Ivory Beasley | 19-15 |
| 09:23 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-15 |
| 08:35 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Sherman Jones | 22-18 |
| 08:14 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-18 |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Sherman Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:52 | UMKC | Sherman Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson grabs the board | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cuomo (fairly fresh) C - Ivory Beasley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sherman Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Moten (fairly fresh) C - William Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ivory Beasley | 24-18 |
| 07:12 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 07:11 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 06:51 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln clanks a floater from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 06:49 | UMKC | William Knight pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:36 | UMKC | William Knight is whistled for a carry | 24-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), David McCully (SG), Kenneth Slaton (SF), Scott Greene (PF), Jay Dubose (C) Robert Helberg, Paul Lincoln, Thomas Olson, James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alex Berke (PG), Damon Waters (SG), Robert Robbins (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Paul Moten, William Knight | |
| 06:09 | Western Carolina | David McCully buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jay Dubose | 26-18 |
| 05:52 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton banks in the layup on a great pass from David McCully | 28-18 |
| 05:30 | UMKC | Walter Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-18 |
| 05:09 | Western Carolina | John Stucker is hacked by Alex Berke - foul #1 on Alex Berke, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moten (PF) Gary Gallagher | |
| 04:57 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 04:56 | UMKC | Alex Berke snags the defensive board | 28-18 |
| 04:38 | UMKC | Damon Waters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SF) Paul Moten | |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | David McCully misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene gets the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 04:09 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Dubose | 28-18 |
| 03:58 | Western Carolina | Sherman Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Slaton - foul #1 on Sherman Jones, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), Lawrence Staley (SG), Ivory Beasley (C) John Stucker, David McCully, Jay Dubose | |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), William Knight (SF), David Davis (PF), David Kraus (C) Alex Berke, Damon Waters, Robert Robbins, Walter Tucker | |
| 03:58 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:58 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-18 |
| 03:45 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Staley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Slaton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Greene (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivory Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - David Kraus (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg loses the ball out of bounds | 30-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF), James Cuomo (PF) Kenneth Slaton, Scott Greene | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Staley - foul #3 on Lawrence Staley, team foul #5 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (SG), Thomas Olson (SF) Lawrence Staley, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:43 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Helberg | 33-20 |
| 02:24 | UMKC | Sherman Jones is hacked by James Cuomo - foul #2 on James Cuomo, team foul #6 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG), Kenneth Slaton (PF), Jay Dubose (C) David McCully, James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alex Berke (PG), Damon Waters (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, William Knight | |
| 02:08 | UMKC | David Davis can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Slaton - foul #2 on Kenneth Slaton, team foul #7 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Greene (C) Jay Dubose | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:08 | UMKC | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:08 | UMKC | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:08 | UMKC | David Kraus grabs the offensive board | 33-21 |
| 01:58 | UMKC | Alex Berke is fouled on the floor by Robert Helberg - foul #1 on Robert Helberg, team foul #8 | 33-21 |
| 01:58 | UMKC | Alex Berke makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:58 | UMKC | Alex Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:40 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-23 |
| 01:39 | UMKC | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 01:24 | UMKC | David Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gary Gallagher - foul #2 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), David McCully (SG), James Cuomo (PF), Ivory Beasley (C) Robert Helberg, John Stucker, Thomas Olson, Kenneth Slaton | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moten (PF) David Davis | |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:00 | UMKC | Paul Moten gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | Alex Berke misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-23 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-23 |
| 00:15 | UMKC | David Kraus gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Damon Waters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-23 |