| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Root (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony McFall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Silver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Root inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford can't finish the layup | 41-25 |
| 19:40 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Corbett | 41-25 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | Patrick Brown misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Root - foul #2 on Robert Root, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | Patrick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | Patrick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Thomas Silver steals it from Dennis Sanford | 41-26 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Paul Small banks in the layup set up by Thomas Silver | 41-28 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | William Corbett steals it from Gregory Davis | 41-28 |
| 18:29 | UMKC | Patrick Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Root snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gregory Davis | 43-28 |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Patrick Brown misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Root - foul #3 on Robert Root, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Neal (SF) Robert Root | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marvin Anderson (C) Rodney Wilmes | |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Patrick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Patrick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 17:36 | UMKC | Patrick Brown buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Small | 46-32 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Davis | 48-32 |
| 17:08 | UMKC | John Smith is called for the reach on Marvin Anderson - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo (PG), Brent Brooks (SG), Richard Barnett (PF), Chris Lightner (C) John Smith, Gregory Davis, Anthony McFall, Dennis Sanford | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (SG), Eric Jacobs (SF), Arthur Waters (PF) Thomas Silver, Patrick Brown, William Corbett | |
| 16:58 | UMKC | Paul Small throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-32 |
| 16:39 | UMKC | Paul Small gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 16:21 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Small | 48-35 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Barnett | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Barnett (fresh) 2 blk. C - Chris Lightner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Barker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Waters (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UMKC | Paul Small misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Smith (PG), Robert Trent (SG), Robert Root (SF), Anthony McFall (PF), Dennis Sanford (C) Gilberto Gallo, Brent Brooks, Richard Neal, Richard Barnett, Chris Lightner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Silver (SG), Patrick Brown (SF), William Corbett (PF), Rodney Wilmes (C) Paul Small, Eric Jacobs, Arthur Waters, Marvin Anderson | |
| 15:08 | UMKC | Robert Trent is called for the reach on Patrick Brown - foul #4 on Robert Trent, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis (SG) Robert Trent | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:54 | UMKC | Patrick Brown drills a floater in the lane set up by Michael Barker | 50-37 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Wilmes - foul #1 on Rodney Wilmes, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Jacobs (PG) Michael Barker | |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | William Corbett buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Eric Jacobs and the foul's on Anthony McFall - foul #3 on Anthony McFall, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | William Corbett makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Anthony McFall is fouled on the floor by Rodney Wilmes - foul #2 on Rodney Wilmes, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett (PF) Anthony McFall | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Small (PG) Eric Jacobs | |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-40 |
| 13:46 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:32 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-40 |
| 13:31 | UMKC | Patrick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Richard Barnett is called for the reach on Patrick Brown - foul #1 on Richard Barnett, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Waters (SG), Marvin Anderson (C) Thomas Silver, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 13:07 | UMKC | Patrick Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Small | 52-42 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Smith | 55-42 |
| 12:27 | UMKC | Paul Small is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Small, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo (PG), Brent Brooks (SG), Richard Neal (SF), Anthony McFall (PF) John Smith, Gregory Davis, Robert Root, Dennis Sanford | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Silver (SG), Eric Jacobs (SF) Patrick Brown, William Corbett | |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett's pass is intercepted by Marvin Anderson | 55-42 |
| 11:55 | UMKC | Paul Small scores on a jumper from the left block | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony McFall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Waters (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brent Brooks and he's hacked by Marvin Anderson - foul #3 on Marvin Anderson, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Lightner (C) Richard Barnett | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (PG), Rodney Wilmes (C) Paul Small, Marvin Anderson | |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:30 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Barker | 58-46 |
| 11:08 | Cleveland State | Chris Lightner scores on a shot from the right block | 60-46 |
| 10:55 | UMKC | Arthur Waters misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony McFall - foul #4 on Anthony McFall, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Smith (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Robert Root (SF), Dennis Sanford (C) Gilberto Gallo, Brent Brooks, Anthony McFall, Chris Lightner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Small (PG), Patrick Brown (SF), William Corbett (PF) Michael Barker, Thomas Silver, Eric Jacobs | |
| 10:55 | UMKC | Arthur Waters makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:55 | UMKC | Arthur Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 10:35 | UMKC | Patrick Brown grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 10:17 | UMKC | Patrick Brown connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Small | 60-50 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | John Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Paul Small is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Paul Small, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett (PF) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Silver (SG), Marvin Anderson (C) Arthur Waters, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Davis | 62-50 |
| 09:17 | UMKC | Patrick Brown misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gregory Davis | 62-50 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Root drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Smith | 65-50 |
| 08:49 | UMKC | William Corbett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-50 |
| 08:48 | UMKC | William Corbett hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis misses the floater from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 08:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Root grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:08 | UMKC | William Corbett makes the turnaround from the right block | 67-54 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-54 |
| 07:57 | UMKC | Patrick Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:40 | UMKC | William Corbett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo (PG), Robert Trent (SG), Richard Neal (SF), Anthony McFall (PF), Chris Lightner (C) John Smith, Gregory Davis, Robert Root, Richard Barnett, Dennis Sanford | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (PG), Arthur Waters (SG), Eric Jacobs (SF), Rodney Wilmes (C) Paul Small, Thomas Silver, Patrick Brown, William Corbett | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Trent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Richard Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony McFall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Lightner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Waters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Wilmes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cleveland State | Anthony McFall scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Trent | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | Chris Lightner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Trent | 71-54 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Arthur Waters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-54 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony McFall gets the rebound | 71-54 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo is hacked by Michael Barker - foul #1 on Michael Barker, team foul #6 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford (C) Chris Lightner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Small (PG), Thomas Silver (SG), Roger Carico (C) Michael Barker, Marvin Anderson, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Roger Carico - foul #3 on Roger Carico, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis (PG) Gilberto Gallo | |
| Subs | UMKC | Patrick Brown (SF), William Corbett (PF) Eric Jacobs, Arthur Waters | |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Dennis Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:34 | UMKC | Gregory Davis steals the ball from Paul Small in the backcourt | 73-54 |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Anthony McFall buries a driving attempt from close range | 75-54 |
| 04:47 | UMKC | William Corbett hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Silver | 75-56 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Trent loses the ball out of bounds | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Smith (PG), Robert Root (SF), Richard Barnett (PF) Robert Trent, Richard Neal, Anthony McFall | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:10 | UMKC | The short jumper by Thomas Silver is denied by Richard Barnett | 75-56 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Thomas Silver is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Silver, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo (SG), Brent Brooks (SF), Chris Lightner (C) Gregory Davis, Robert Root, Dennis Sanford | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (PG), Eric Jacobs (SG), Kevin Woodside (SF), Arthur Waters (PF) Paul Small, Thomas Silver, Patrick Brown, William Corbett | |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-56 |
| 03:42 | UMKC | Kevin Woodside pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-56 |
| 03:37 | UMKC | Kevin Woodside knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Jacobs | 77-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Lightner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Woodside (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Waters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Carico (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Brent Brooks connects on the floater from the right block | 79-58 |
| 03:07 | UMKC | Roger Carico makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eric Jacobs and he's fouled by Chris Lightner - foul #1 on Chris Lightner, team foul #8 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Neal (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marvin Anderson (C) Kevin Woodside | |
| 03:07 | UMKC | Roger Carico makes the free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Brent Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-61 |
| 02:48 | UMKC | Arthur Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 79-61 |
| 02:31 | UMKC | Michael Barker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-61 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal pulls down the rebound | 79-61 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Lightner | 81-61 |
| 01:58 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs hits a floater from the left wing | 81-63 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal is fouled on the floor by Eric Jacobs - foul #1 on Eric Jacobs, team foul #9 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis (PG) Brent Brooks | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:06 | UMKC | Richard Barnett swats the dunk try by Michael Barker | 83-63 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Gilberto Gallo gets the rebound | 83-63 |
| 00:58 | Cleveland State | Marvin Anderson steps in front of the Richard Neal pass | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Roger Carico is fouled on the floor by Gregory Davis - foul #1 on Gregory Davis, team foul #9 | 83-63 |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Roger Carico makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Roger Carico misses the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Barnett grabs the board | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Marvin Anderson denies the turnaround by Chris Lightner | 83-64 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Arthur Waters | 83-64 |
| 00:23 | UMKC | Michael Barker makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Waters | 83-66 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Gregory Davis runs out the clock | 83-66 |