| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Bench (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Klem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown hits a shot from the left side set up by Michael Cerda | 34-44 |
| 19:08 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-44 |
| 19:07 | UMKC | Anthony Klem tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 18:47 | UMKC | Claude Averett gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:33 | UMKC | William Walker banks in the layup set up by Claude Averett | 38-44 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-44 |
| 18:08 | UMKC | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Putnam - foul #1 on Jacob Putnam, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Wendell Brown, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| 17:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Cooper - foul #2 on Willie Cooper, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Englund (SG), Jason Griffen (SF), Robert Parrott (PF), Ross Joseph (C) William Walker, Claude Averett, Terry Bench, Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG) Michael Cerda | |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | UMKC | Jason Griffen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Cooper | 41-46 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano's fadeaway is rejected by Ross Joseph | 41-46 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Parrott - foul #3 on Robert Parrott, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Don Fowler (SG), Raymond Schmidt (C) Willie Cooper, Robert Parrott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Jacob Putnam (C) Kenneth Leavy, Jason Davis, Hipolito Romano | |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:31 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Raymond Schmidt | 41-46 |
| 16:16 | UMKC | Jason Griffen is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (SG), Claude Averett (SF) Don Fowler, Jason Griffen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Englund (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ross Joseph (fresh) C - Raymond Schmidt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UMKC | Raymond Schmidt misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jacob Putnam - foul #2 on Jacob Putnam, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Anthony Klem (C) Ross Joseph | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo | |
| 15:44 | UMKC | Raymond Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:44 | UMKC | Raymond Schmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Cooper (PG), Terry Bench (PF) Arthur Englund, Raymond Schmidt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson (C) Jacob Putnam | |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 15:17 | UMKC | William Walker grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 15:09 | UMKC | Wendell Brown takes the ball from Terry Bench | 42-50 |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown banks in the layup | 42-52 |
| 14:40 | UMKC | William Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Averett | 44-52 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 14:21 | UMKC | Terry Bench grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:17 | UMKC | William Walker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Cerda - foul #2 on Michael Cerda, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Englund (SF) Claude Averett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF), Hipolito Romano (C) Wendell Brown, Robert Montgomery | |
| 14:17 | UMKC | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:17 | UMKC | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis misses the runner near the basket | 46-52 |
| 13:50 | UMKC | Terry Bench gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:34 | UMKC | Anthony Klem knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 13:02 | UMKC | Anthony Klem makes the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SF) William Walker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| 13:02 | UMKC | Anthony Klem makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 12:50 | UMKC | Terry Bench grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:43 | UMKC | Willie Cooper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo's pass is intercepted by Willie Cooper | 52-54 |
| 11:54 | UMKC | Jacob Putnam steals it from Arthur Englund | 52-54 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willie Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Englund (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Bench (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Klem (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roberto Russo | 52-57 |
| 11:29 | UMKC | Anthony Klem knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Cooper | 54-57 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam's layup is rejected by Anthony Klem | 54-57 |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 10:45 | UMKC | Arthur Englund pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Arthur Englund hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Claude Averett and the foul's on Roberto Russo - foul #1 on Roberto Russo, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (SG), Jason Griffen (SF), Robert Parrott (PF), Ross Joseph (C) Willie Cooper, Claude Averett, Terry Bench, Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo, Jason Davis, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Arthur Englund makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 57-59 |
| 10:07 | UMKC | William Walker is hacked by Michael Cerda - foul #3 on Michael Cerda, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Don Fowler (PG) Arthur Englund | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:45 | UMKC | Jason Griffen's fadeaway is rejected by Hipolito Romano | 57-59 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 57-61 |
| 09:07 | UMKC | Michael Johnson denies the turnaround by Robert Parrott | 57-61 |
| 09:05 | UMKC | Ross Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Don Fowler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Cerda - foul #4 on Michael Cerda, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SF) Jason Griffen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Jacob Putnam (C) Michael Cerda, Hipolito Romano | |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Don Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Don Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Delbert Schroeder | 59-63 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Don Fowler misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 08:26 | UMKC | Robert Parrott misses the tip | 59-63 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 59-63 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 59-65 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Kenneth Leavy is called for the reach on Don Fowler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Leavy, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Cooper (PG), Terry Bench (PF), Raymond Schmidt (C) William Walker, Robert Parrott, Ross Joseph | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF) Wendell Brown, Michael Johnson | |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Don Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Don Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 61-67 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Bench (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Schmidt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | UMKC | Claude Averett hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Willie Cooper and the foul's on Kenneth Leavy - foul #2 on Kenneth Leavy, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Englund (SG), Anthony Klem (C) Don Fowler, Raymond Schmidt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Jacob Putnam | |
| 07:17 | UMKC | Claude Averett makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Willie Cooper takes the ball from Hipolito Romano | 64-67 |
| 06:29 | UMKC | Terry Bench is called for traveling | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (SG) Claude Averett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Wendell Brown (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Delbert Schroeder, Jason Davis, Robert Montgomery | |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda is hacked by Willie Cooper - foul #3 on Willie Cooper, team foul #4 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Parrott (PF) Terry Bench | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 64-70 |
| 05:36 | UMKC | William Walker can't finish the layup | 64-70 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Hipolito Romano | 64-70 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Cerda | 64-72 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Arthur Englund misses badly on a shot from the right block | 64-72 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano misses long on a runner from the baseline | 64-72 |
| 04:34 | UMKC | Anthony Klem grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | The short jumper by Anthony Klem is denied by Wendell Brown | 64-72 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 64-75 |
| 04:22 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SF), Terry Bench (PF) Arthur Englund, Robert Parrott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| 04:02 | UMKC | Claude Averett is hacked by Robert Montgomery - foul #1 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Parrott (C) Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:02 | UMKC | Claude Averett makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 04:02 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery snags the defensive board | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Parrott - foul #4 on Robert Parrott, team foul #5 | 65-75 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | UMKC | William Walker makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-77 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Bench (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Parrott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Terry Bench steals it from Kenneth Leavy | 68-77 |
| 02:53 | UMKC | Robert Parrott is whistled for traveling | 68-77 |
| Subs | UMKC | Anthony Klem (C) Robert Parrott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Jason Davis (SF) Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown | |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG) Delbert Schroeder | |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery clanks a jumper from the left side | 68-77 |
| 02:39 | UMKC | Terry Bench gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| 02:20 | UMKC | Robert Montgomery steps in front of the Claude Averett pass | 68-77 |
| 01:58 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Putnam | 68-79 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | Willie Cooper's pass is intercepted by Michael Cerda | 68-79 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | William Walker is called for the reach on Michael Cerda - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #6 | 68-79 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Englund (PG), Don Fowler (SG), Jason Griffen (SF), Robert Parrott (PF), Ross Joseph (C) Willie Cooper, William Walker, Claude Averett, Terry Bench, Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| 01:20 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Johnson | 68-82 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Jason Griffen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-82 |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 68-82 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Parrott | 68-82 |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Ross Joseph snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Ross Joseph connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jason Griffen | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-82 |
| 00:38 | UMKC | Don Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-82 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder hits a jumper from the right block set up by Michael Johnson | 70-84 |
| 00:08 | UMKC | Jason Griffen clanks a shot from the right block | 70-84 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis grabs the board | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder runs out the clock | 70-84 |