| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 17 pts. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Larry Hardison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Luebke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Henning (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Peter Luebke inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UMKC | Jack Robinson steals it from Larry Hardison | 40-42 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 40-42 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Peter Luebke misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bill Jenkins - foul #1 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Peter Luebke makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Peter Luebke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| 18:25 | UMKC | Chris Henning jams it on a great pass from Larry Hardison and he's fouled by Bill Jenkins - foul #2 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| 18:25 | UMKC | Chris Henning makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins comes up short on the runner in the paint | 40-47 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee can't connect on a runner near the basket | 40-47 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it in | 42-47 |
| 17:48 | UMKC | Andy Hebert loses the dribble to David Peguero | 42-47 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 17:42 | UMKC | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:24 | UMKC | Peter Luebke misses the lay-in | 42-47 |
| 17:23 | UMKC | Peter Luebke tips it home | 42-49 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the jumper in the paint | 42-49 |
| 16:57 | UMKC | Peter Luebke snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 16:41 | UMKC | John Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 16:15 | UMKC | Chris Henning snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 15:56 | UMKC | Andy Hebert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | William Manz pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Larry Hardison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Luebke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andy Hebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Henning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | William Manz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Robinson | 45-52 |
| 15:29 | UMKC | Andy Hebert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Luebke | 45-55 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | David Peguero is hacked by Larry Hardison - foul #3 on Larry Hardison, team foul #1 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Carlos Weber (C) David Peguero, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG), William Gates (SG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF), Willie Gearhart (PF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, John Jackson, Peter Luebke, Andy Hebert, Chris Henning | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Quon | 47-55 |
| 14:57 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a runner from the right block | 47-55 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | William Manz misses the tip | 47-55 |
| 14:44 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 14:25 | UMKC | William Gates is fouled on the floor by William Manz - foul #1 on William Manz, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (PF) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:11 | UMKC | Danny Penny's pass is intercepted by Carlos Weber | 47-55 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | James Quon buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Graney | 50-55 |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Danny Penny misses long on a shot from close range | 50-55 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Willie Gearhart blocks the short jumper by Carlos Weber | 50-55 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 13:13 | UMKC | William Gates misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | James Quon gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | James Quon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Graney | 53-55 |
| 12:50 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Willie Gearhart | 53-57 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | James Quon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 12:38 | UMKC | Danny Penny snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 12:25 | UMKC | William Gates clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Bill Jenkins | 53-57 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | James Quon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Cardona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Penny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UMKC | William Gates travels with the ball | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) James Quon, William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG), John Jackson (SG), Peter Luebke (SF), Andy Hebert (PF), Chris Henning (C) Roger Nesbit, William Gates, Nathaniel Cardona, Willie Gearhart, Danny Penny | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Earl Mitchem | 58-57 |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Andy Hebert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson's pass is intercepted by Chris Henning | 58-57 |
| 10:38 | UMKC | Chris Henning misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marc Breslawski - foul #1 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| 10:38 | UMKC | Chris Henning makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:38 | UMKC | Chris Henning makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-59 |
| 10:03 | UMKC | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Peguero - foul #2 on David Peguero, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Freddy Larrabee (C) David Peguero, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | UMKC | Philip Tubbs (SF) Peter Luebke | |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Andy Hebert comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski is fouled on the floor by Philip Tubbs - foul #1 on Philip Tubbs, team foul #2 | 58-59 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Andy Hebert swats the layup by Jack Robinson | 58-59 |
| 09:40 | UMKC | Larry Hardison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 09:35 | UMKC | Larry Hardison drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chris Henning | 58-62 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski is hacked by Larry Hardison - foul #4 on Larry Hardison, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, Philip Tubbs, Chris Henning | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Roger Nesbit is called for the reach on William Manz - foul #3 on Roger Nesbit, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Gearhart (C) Danny Penny | |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | William Manz is hacked by Nathaniel Cardona - foul #4 on Nathaniel Cardona, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG) James Quon | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Gates (SG), Philip Tubbs (SF) John Jackson, Nathaniel Cardona | |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the finger roll | 60-62 |
| 08:25 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-62 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit tips it but misses | 60-62 |
| 08:22 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart grabs the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 08:02 | UMKC | Andy Hebert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 08:00 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | William Manz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 07:53 | UMKC | Philip Tubbs gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (tiring) 25 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andy Hebert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Gearhart (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | UMKC | Andy Hebert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andy Hebert, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Ronnie Graney (PF), Carlos Weber (C) David Peguero, Jack Robinson, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG), John Jackson (SG), Peter Luebke (SF), Nathaniel Cardona (PF), Danny Penny (C) Roger Nesbit, William Gates, Philip Tubbs, Andy Hebert, Willie Gearhart | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Danny Penny steals the ball from Bill Jenkins | 60-62 |
| 07:02 | UMKC | Danny Penny misses the shot from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | William Manz gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | James Quon makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bill Jenkins | 63-62 |
| 06:19 | UMKC | Bill Jenkins is called for the reach on Peter Luebke - foul #3 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF) James Quon, William Manz, Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Gearhart (PF), Chris Henning (C) Nathaniel Cardona, Danny Penny | |
| 06:12 | UMKC | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Marc Breslawski - foul #2 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Andy Hebert (PF) Willie Gearhart | |
| 06:12 | UMKC | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | David Peguero scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 05:33 | UMKC | Larry Hardison drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Jackson | 66-65 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney blows the layup | 66-65 |
| 05:12 | UMKC | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 05:08 | UMKC | Andy Hebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Robinson (PF), Freddy Larrabee (C) Ronnie Graney, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (SG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF) John Jackson, Peter Luebke | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits a jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 04:32 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Larry Hardison | 68-67 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 68-67 |
| 04:11 | UMKC | Chris Henning grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 04:01 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Nesbit - foul #4 on Roger Nesbit, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), William Manz (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF) David Peguero, Marc Breslawski, Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Jackson (SG), Peter Luebke (SF), Willie Gearhart (PF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, Nathaniel Cardona, Andy Hebert, Chris Henning | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Luebke (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Gearhart (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Penny (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UMKC | John Jackson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Nesbit | 70-72 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | William Manz hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Quon | 72-72 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG), Andy Hebert (PF), Chris Henning (C) Roger Nesbit, Willie Gearhart, Danny Penny | |
| 02:45 | UMKC | Chris Henning misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Bill Jenkins | 72-72 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-72 |
| 02:31 | UMKC | Chris Henning grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:16 | UMKC | Peter Luebke misses the easy layup | 72-72 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | William Manz scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bill Jenkins | 75-72 |
| 01:50 | UMKC | Peter Luebke is whistled for traveling | 75-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG) James Quon | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins hits a jumper from the left side | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | UMKC | Chris Henning hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Jackson | 77-74 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Andy Hebert swats the shot by David Peguero | 77-74 |
| 01:28 | UMKC | Larry Hardison pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:09 | UMKC | Peter Luebke comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | David Peguero double dribbles | 77-74 |
| 00:46 | UMKC | Peter Luebke misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 77-74 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the board | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the dunk attempt | 77-74 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | William Manz gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | William Manz is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF) David Peguero, Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Larry Hardison clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:08 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to John Jackson | 79-74 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | William Manz takes the ball from Chris Henning | 79-74 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is hacked by Larry Hardison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Hardison, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG) Larry Hardison | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Chris Henning snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Chris Henning misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 79-74 |