| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Larry Hardison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Luebke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Henning (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Peter Luebke inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UMKC | John Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Frank Aker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Aker, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | John Jackson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nathan Stringer - foul #3 on Nathan Stringer, team foul #2 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG) Nathan Stringer | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 19:06 | UMKC | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 28-21 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is fouled on the floor by Chris Henning - foul #2 on Chris Henning, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Peter Luebke is called for the reach on Frank Aker - foul #3 on Peter Luebke, team foul #2 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona (SF) Peter Luebke | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cardona steals the ball from David Stoltzfus | 28-21 |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Andy Hebert clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Frank Aker - foul #3 on Frank Aker, team foul #3 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF) Frank Aker | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Andy Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Andy Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andy Hebert - foul #1 on Andy Hebert, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:32 | UMKC | Chris Henning gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:08 | UMKC | Allan Varley picks off the pass by Chris Henning | 28-23 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse lays it in | 30-23 |
| 16:29 | UMKC | Larry Hardison's pass is intercepted by Edward Hohl | 30-23 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse lays it in set up by Edward Hohl | 32-23 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Larry Hardison comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Allshouse | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Larry Hardison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathaniel Cardona (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Hebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Henning (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Andy Hebert steals the ball from Edward Hohl | 34-23 |
| 14:36 | UMKC | Larry Hardison misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-23 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Henning - foul #3 on Chris Henning, team foul #4 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG), Nathan Stringer (SG), Frank Aker (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Gary Allshouse, Edward Hohl, Allan Varley, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG), William Gates (SG), Peter Luebke (SF), Willie Gearhart (PF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, John Jackson, Nathaniel Cardona, Andy Hebert, Chris Henning | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Peter Luebke snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 13:58 | UMKC | David Stoltzfus steals it from William Gates | 35-23 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Stringer | 37-23 |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Peter Luebke makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Nichols and he's hacked by William Gates - foul #2 on William Gates, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SF) David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer misses the free throw | 39-25 |
| 13:11 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Willie Gearhart | 39-25 |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Peter Luebke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kelly Nichols | 39-25 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Gary Chambers's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Penny | 39-25 |
| 12:29 | UMKC | Peter Luebke grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 12:11 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | Peter Luebke gets the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 12:01 | UMKC | Danny Penny misses long on a runner in the paint | 39-25 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Frank Aker pulls down the rebound | 39-25 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Danny Penny - foul #1 on Danny Penny, team foul #6 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Edward Hohl (SG), Allan Varley (PF) Gary Chambers, Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker | |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG), John Jackson (SG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF), Andy Hebert (PF), Chris Henning (C) Roger Nesbit, William Gates, Peter Luebke, Willie Gearhart, Danny Penny | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allan Varley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Larry Hardison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathaniel Cardona (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Hebert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Henning (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | UMKC | Chris Henning hits a driving attempt in the lane | 41-27 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Edward Hohl scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:34 | UMKC | Andy Hebert loses the dribble to Domingo Trujillo | 44-27 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Domingo Trujillo | 46-27 |
| 10:17 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), David Stoltzfus (PF), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | UMKC | Peter Luebke (SF), Willie Gearhart (C) Nathaniel Cardona, Chris Henning | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse loses the dribble to Larry Hardison | 46-27 |
| 09:33 | UMKC | Larry Hardison misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-27 |
| 09:31 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart snags the offensive board | 46-27 |
| 09:20 | UMKC | Andy Hebert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 09:18 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 08:56 | UMKC | Larry Hardison misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Allan Varley | 46-27 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Allan Varley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 48-27 |
| 08:16 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart double dribbles | 48-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Domingo Trujillo (SF), Frank Aker (PF), Kelly Nichols (C) Nathan Stringer, Allan Varley, David Stoltzfus, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (SG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF), Chris Henning (C) John Jackson, Peter Luebke, Willie Gearhart | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Edward Hohl | 50-27 |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Kelly Nichols takes the ball from Nathaniel Cardona | 50-27 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is hacked by Nathaniel Cardona - foul #1 on Nathaniel Cardona, team foul #7 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Gates (SG), Philip Tubbs (SF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, Andy Hebert, Chris Henning | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 07:24 | UMKC | Danny Penny gets the rebound | 50-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Tubbs (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Cardona (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Penny (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UMKC | William Gates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Hohl - foul #1 on Edward Hohl, team foul #4 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG), Allan Varley (SF) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 07:04 | UMKC | William Gates makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 07:04 | UMKC | William Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Frank Aker pulls down the rebound | 50-28 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Edward Hohl scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Aker | 53-28 |
| 06:22 | UMKC | Danny Penny is hacked by Kelly Nichols - foul #1 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #5 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), David Williams (C) Gary Chambers, Allan Varley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Gearhart (PF) Philip Tubbs | |
| 06:10 | UMKC | William Gates is fouled on the floor by Nathan Stringer - foul #4 on Nathan Stringer, team foul #6 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Allan Varley (SF) Edward Hohl, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #7 | 53-28 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit makes the 1st free throw | 53-29 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit misses the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 53-29 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Nathaniel Cardona - foul #2 on Nathaniel Cardona, team foul #8 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stoltzfus (PF) Frank Aker | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 53-29 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 54-29 |
| 05:10 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-31 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the shot from the right block | 56-31 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | William Gates is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Philip Tubbs (SF) Nathaniel Cardona | |
| 04:50 | UMKC | William Gates makes the 1st free throw | 56-32 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | William Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 56-32 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Stoltzfus | 56-32 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse can't connect on a jumper from close range | 56-32 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | David Williams tips it but misses | 56-32 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Allan Varley tips it in | 58-32 |
| 04:21 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #9 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Allan Varley, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:21 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 04:21 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-34 |
| 04:00 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit gets the rebound | 58-34 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Danny Penny hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #2 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #10 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG), Edward Hohl (SG), Frank Aker (PF) Gary Allshouse, Nathan Stringer, David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona (SF) Roger Nesbit | |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Danny Penny misses the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Danny Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo travels with the ball | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (SG) William Gates | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Philip Tubbs (fresh) SG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Cardona (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Penny (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit is hacked by Edward Hohl - foul #2 on Edward Hohl, team foul #11 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Danny Penny steals the ball from Kelly Nichols | 58-37 |
| 02:38 | UMKC | Philip Tubbs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-37 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-37 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Nesbit - foul #1 on Roger Nesbit, team foul #9 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Nathan Stringer (SG) Gary Chambers, Edward Hohl | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Gates (PG) Danny Penny | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 02:00 | UMKC | Philip Tubbs makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Gates | 60-39 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the jump hook near the basket | 60-39 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Frank Aker comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Philip Tubbs - foul #1 on Philip Tubbs, team foul #10 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stoltzfus (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | UMKC | Danny Penny (C) Philip Tubbs | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 01:03 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart makes the runner from close range | 62-41 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus clanks a runner from close range | 62-41 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Frank Aker grabs the offensive board | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus jams it on a nice dish by David Williams and the foul's on Willie Gearhart - foul #2 on Willie Gearhart, team foul #11 | 64-41 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:10 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Willie Gearhart | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona buries a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Gary Allshouse - foul #1 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #12 | 64-43 |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona makes the free throw | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse runs out the clock | 64-44 |