| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Alton Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Aaron Liles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Brainerd (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clayton Handy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | William Brainerd inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:48 | UMKC | Edwin Merritt is called for the reach on William Brainerd - foul #2 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | UMKC | William Brainerd is denied on a layup by John Bickerstaff | 34-26 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | James Niblett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 19:12 | UMKC | Joe Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Joe Gilles misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alton Johnson - foul #2 on Alton Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Joe Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Joe Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff drills a jump hook in the lane set up by James Starling | 36-28 |
| 18:24 | UMKC | William Brainerd connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Waterfield | 36-30 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alton Johnson | 38-30 |
| 18:00 | UMKC | Joe Gilles lays it up and in | 38-32 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Starling | 41-32 |
| 17:06 | UMKC | James Niblett steals the ball from Clayton Handy | 41-32 |
| 17:03 | Western Illinois | James Starling hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Niblett | 43-32 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Edwin Merritt denies the turnaround by William Brainerd | 43-32 |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 15:59 | UMKC | Clayton Handy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 15:57 | UMKC | Joe Gilles tips it home | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Starling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Aaron Liles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brainerd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clayton Handy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Gilles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is denied on a layup by Joe Gilles | 46-34 |
| 15:35 | UMKC | Clayton Handy snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 15:23 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Liles | 46-36 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson travels with the ball | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Pat Borders (PF), John Music (C) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt, John Bickerstaff, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (PG), Keith Kittelson (SG), William Mullikin (SF), Richard Munch (PF), Timothy Holesovsky (C) Aaron Liles, Scott Waterfield, William Brainerd, Clayton Handy, Joe Gilles | |
| 14:48 | UMKC | Keith Kittelson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Mullikin | 46-38 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop's pass is intercepted by Stanley Machin | 46-38 |
| 14:28 | UMKC | Greg Thompson steps in front of the Keith Kittelson pass | 46-38 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Holesovsky - foul #1 on Timothy Holesovsky, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:03 | UMKC | William Mullikin's pass is intercepted by Thad Bishop | 48-38 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Keith Kittelson steps in front of the Thad Bishop pass | 48-38 |
| 13:21 | UMKC | Richard Munch misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Pat Borders | 48-38 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 13:02 | UMKC | William Mullikin grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 12:47 | UMKC | Keith Kittelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Mullikin | 48-40 |
| 12:29 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-40 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps buries a shot from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 11:49 | UMKC | William Mullikin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | John Music grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Borders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Music (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stanley Machin (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Kittelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mullikin (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Munch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Holesovsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop buries a jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 11:13 | UMKC | Stanley Machin scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Stanley Machin steals the ball from John Music | 52-43 |
| 10:52 | UMKC | Richard Munch dunks the ball on a great pass from Stanley Machin | 52-45 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF), Alton Johnson (C) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Melvin Epps, Pat Borders, John Music | |
| Subs | UMKC | Aaron Liles (PG), Scott Waterfield (SG), William Brainerd (SF), Clayton Handy (PF), Joe Gilles (C) Stanley Machin, Keith Kittelson, William Mullikin, Richard Munch, Timothy Holesovsky | |
| 10:06 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Waterfield, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Gilles - foul #2 on Joe Gilles, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:36 | UMKC | William Brainerd buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Aaron Liles | 54-47 |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joe Gilles - foul #3 on Joe Gilles, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton Handy | 54-47 |
| 09:09 | UMKC | Joe Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:52 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Gilles | 54-49 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Music (C) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:15 | UMKC | William Brainerd drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Liles and the foul's on John Music - foul #4 on John Music, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) John Music | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:15 | UMKC | William Brainerd makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt double dribbles | 54-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson (SF), John Music (C) Edwin Merritt, William McEvoy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Kittelson (SF) William Brainerd | |
| 07:37 | UMKC | Aaron Liles is hacked by John Music - foul #5 on John Music, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF) James Niblett, James Starling, John Music | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (SG), William Mullikin (PF), Timothy Holesovsky (C) Scott Waterfield, Clayton Handy, Joe Gilles | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Alton Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Aaron Liles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Machin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Kittelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Mullikin (fresh) C - Timothy Holesovsky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Timothy Holesovsky is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) John Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Munch (PF) William Mullikin | |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thad Bishop | 57-52 |
| 06:46 | UMKC | Timothy Holesovsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William McEvoy - foul #1 on William McEvoy, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Pat Borders (C) Greg Thompson, Melvin Epps, William McEvoy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Scott Waterfield (SG) Aaron Liles | |
| 06:46 | UMKC | Timothy Holesovsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:46 | UMKC | Timothy Holesovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Kittelson | 57-54 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-54 |
| 06:14 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Stanley Machin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), John Bickerstaff (PF) Thad Bishop, Pat Borders | |
| Subs | UMKC | Aaron Liles (PG), William Brainerd (SF), Clayton Handy (PF), Joe Gilles (C) Stanley Machin, Keith Kittelson, Richard Munch, Timothy Holesovsky | |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Starling | 59-54 |
| 05:15 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | James Starling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 05:02 | UMKC | Clayton Handy snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 04:57 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield is fouled on the floor by James Starling - foul #2 on James Starling, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | Edwin Merritt steals it from Scott Waterfield | 59-54 |
| 04:32 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Joe Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:02 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses short on a jumper from close range | 59-54 |
| 04:01 | UMKC | William Brainerd pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Clayton Handy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alton Johnson - foul #3 on Alton Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Pat Borders (C) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Clayton Handy makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Clayton Handy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | James Starling hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Niblett | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Aaron Liles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brainerd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Gilles (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 03:24 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Gilles | 62-56 |
| 03:12 | UMKC | Aaron Liles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF) Edwin Merritt | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Kittelson (SF), Richard Munch (PF), Timothy Holesovsky (C) William Brainerd, Clayton Handy, Joe Gilles | |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 02:48 | UMKC | Richard Munch grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:48 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt (SF), Alton Johnson (C) Melvin Epps, Pat Borders | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Brainerd (SF), Clayton Handy (PF), Joe Gilles (C) Keith Kittelson, Richard Munch, Timothy Holesovsky | |
| 02:39 | UMKC | Aaron Liles buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Waterfield | 62-59 |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Starling | 65-59 |
| 02:07 | UMKC | Joe Gilles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Liles | 65-61 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-61 |
| 01:32 | UMKC | William Brainerd is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Brainerd, team foul #5 | 67-61 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | James Starling snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | James Starling scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Niblett | 70-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt is hacked by Aaron Liles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Liles, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is fouled on the floor by Joe Gilles - foul #4 on Joe Gilles, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Joe Gilles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 00:43 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield grabs the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:40 | UMKC | Aaron Liles misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:39 | UMKC | Joe Gilles hits the follow up shot | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Aaron Liles is called for the reach on Alton Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Liles, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | UMKC | William Brainerd pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:32 | UMKC | Clayton Handy blows the layup | 71-66 |
| 00:31 | UMKC | William Brainerd hits the follow up shot | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Liles - foul #5 on Aaron Liles, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (PG) Aaron Liles | |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | James Niblett gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is hacked by Stanley Machin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Machin, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Joe Gilles gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | UMKC | Stanley Machin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-68 |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield grabs the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Stanley Machin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Waterfield | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is hacked by Stanley Machin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Machin, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:01 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Clayton Handy gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |