| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Chandler (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Leon Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Skaggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 11 pts. C - Gilbert Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fresh) SG - Thomas Silver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Corbett (fresh) 7 pts. C - Rodney Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams's floater is tipped away by Rodney Wilmes | 42-26 |
| 19:38 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Thomas Silver | 42-26 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | Thomas Silver makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-28 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | William Corbett picks off the pass by Leon Powell | 42-28 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Thomas Silver misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:37 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak tips it in | 44-28 |
| 18:06 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes double dribbles | 44-28 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Leon Powell | 46-28 |
| 17:29 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes is denied on a layup by Gilbert Hudak | 46-28 |
| 17:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 17:23 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harry Skaggs | 49-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 17:06 | UMKC | Patrick Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Small | 49-30 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams is hacked by William Corbett - foul #3 on William Corbett, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn (PG), James Wadkins (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), James Mesta (C) Steve Chandler, Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs, Gilbert Hudak | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (SG), Eric Jacobs (SF), Arthur Waters (PF), Marvin Anderson (C) Thomas Silver, Patrick Brown, William Corbett, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams buries a jump hook near the basket | 51-30 |
| 16:24 | UMKC | Paul Small knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Barker | 51-32 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | James Mesta lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Krohn | 53-32 |
| 15:53 | UMKC | Paul Small hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Mesta - foul #1 on James Mesta, team foul #1 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leon Powell (SG), Barry Blanch (C) Sean Krohn, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 15:53 | UMKC | Paul Small makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 15:53 | UMKC | Paul Small makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leon Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mesta (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Blanch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Waters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marvin Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | James Mesta's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Waters | 53-34 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Arthur Waters gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 15:06 | UMKC | Arthur Waters misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Mesta - foul #2 on James Mesta, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Harry Skaggs (SF), Gilbert Hudak (C) James Wadkins, Leonard Evans, Barry Blanch | |
| Subs | UMKC | Patrick Brown (SF), William Corbett (PF) Paul Small, Eric Jacobs | |
| 15:06 | UMKC | Arthur Waters makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 15:06 | UMKC | Arthur Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak is called for traveling | 53-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Silver (SG) Arthur Waters | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 14:31 | UMKC | Michael Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Jacobs (PG), Roger Carico (C) Michael Barker, Marvin Anderson | |
| 14:09 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-36 |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:50 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Corbett | 53-39 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler's pass is intercepted by Thomas Silver | 53-39 |
| 13:15 | UMKC | Gilbert Hudak blocks the short jumper by Eric Jacobs | 53-39 |
| 13:13 | UMKC | Patrick Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 13:01 | UMKC | Thomas Silver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Jacobs | 53-42 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | James Mesta misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 12:48 | UMKC | Roger Carico grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:38 | UMKC | Thomas Silver comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | James Mesta gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Leon Powell | 56-42 |
| 12:06 | UMKC | William Corbett can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Chandler - foul #2 on Steve Chandler, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn (PG), James Wadkins (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Barry Blanch (C) Steve Chandler, Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs, James Mesta, Gilbert Hudak | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Small (PG), Michael Barker (SG), Arthur Waters (SF), Rodney Wilmes (C) Eric Jacobs, Thomas Silver, Patrick Brown, Roger Carico | |
| 12:06 | UMKC | William Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:06 | UMKC | William Corbett misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 56-43 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 11:45 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Rodney Wilmes | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Krohn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Blanch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Waters (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Corbett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rodney Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | UMKC | Paul Small buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Barker | 56-45 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 11:19 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 10:56 | UMKC | Michael Barker is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs (SF) Sean Krohn | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marvin Anderson (PF) William Corbett | |
| 10:36 | UMKC | Michael Barker scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Waters | 56-47 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams misses the driving attempt in the paint | 56-47 |
| 10:24 | UMKC | Michael Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Arthur Waters buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Barker and he's fouled by Harry Skaggs - foul #1 on Harry Skaggs, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leon Powell (SG) Leonard Evans | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Silver (SG), Patrick Brown (SF) Michael Barker, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Arthur Waters misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 09:39 | UMKC | Patrick Brown gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:26 | UMKC | Paul Small misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 09:24 | UMKC | Arthur Waters snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:16 | UMKC | Arthur Waters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 56-49 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Thomas Silver | 56-49 |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Thomas Silver clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 08:45 | UMKC | Patrick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Harry Skaggs steals it from Marvin Anderson | 56-49 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 08:04 | UMKC | Thomas Silver snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:58 | UMKC | Arthur Waters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wadkins | 58-49 |
| 07:25 | UMKC | Patrick Brown buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Wadkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Skaggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Blanch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Silver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Waters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins is called for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Sean Krohn (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), James Mesta (PF), Gilbert Hudak (C) James Wadkins, Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs, Robert Williams, Barry Blanch | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (PG), Eric Jacobs (SF), William Corbett (PF), Rodney Wilmes (C) Paul Small, Patrick Brown, Arthur Waters, Marvin Anderson | |
| 06:37 | UMKC | Rodney Wilmes drills a floater from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | James Mesta misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Mesta | 58-54 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | William Corbett denies the turnaround by Steve Chandler | 58-54 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | James Mesta knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 05:52 | UMKC | Steve Chandler steps in front of the Eric Jacobs pass | 61-54 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | James Mesta tips it home | 63-54 |
| 05:11 | UMKC | William Corbett is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leon Powell (SG), Harry Skaggs (SF) Sean Krohn, Leonard Evans | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Small (PG), Patrick Brown (SF) Thomas Silver, Eric Jacobs | |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | James Mesta can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Corbett - foul #4 on William Corbett, team foul #2 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Waters (SG), Roger Carico (C) Michael Barker, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | James Mesta misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | James Mesta makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:38 | UMKC | William Corbett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Mesta - foul #3 on James Mesta, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Wadkins (PG), Robert Williams (PF) Steve Chandler, Gilbert Hudak | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:38 | UMKC | William Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:38 | UMKC | William Corbett misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 64-55 |
| 04:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by James Mesta | 66-55 |
| 04:00 | UMKC | James Mesta blocks the short jumper by Patrick Brown | 66-55 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | James Mesta makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wadkins | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | UMKC | Paul Small drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Waters | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Skaggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mesta (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Paul Small (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Waters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Corbett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Roger Carico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Roger Carico - foul #1 on Roger Carico, team foul #3 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Leonard Evans (SF), Gilbert Hudak (C) James Wadkins, Harry Skaggs, James Mesta | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (SG), Eric Jacobs (SF), Marvin Anderson (PF), Rodney Wilmes (C) Arthur Waters, Patrick Brown, William Corbett, Roger Carico | |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:53 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs (SF) Leonard Evans | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Silver (SG), Patrick Brown (SF), Arthur Waters (PF) Michael Barker, Eric Jacobs, Marvin Anderson | |
| 02:39 | UMKC | Paul Small loses the ball out of bounds | 70-58 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-58 |
| 02:13 | UMKC | Thomas Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 02:05 | UMKC | Gilbert Hudak denies the turnaround by Arthur Waters | 70-58 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Chandler and he's hacked by Arthur Waters - foul #2 on Arthur Waters, team foul #4 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Wadkins (PG), Leonard Evans (SF), James Mesta (PF), Barry Blanch (C) Steve Chandler, Harry Skaggs, Robert Williams, Gilbert Hudak | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Barker (PG), Eric Jacobs (SF), Marvin Anderson (PF), Roger Carico (C) Paul Small, Thomas Silver, Patrick Brown, Rodney Wilmes | |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Marvin Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 01:39 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Waters | 73-58 |
| 01:24 | UMKC | Eric Jacobs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 01:23 | UMKC | Marvin Anderson snags the offensive board | 73-58 |
| 01:01 | UMKC | James Mesta is called for the reach on Marvin Anderson - foul #4 on James Mesta, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn (PG) Leon Powell | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:01 | UMKC | Marvin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:01 | UMKC | Marvin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn is hacked by Michael Barker - foul #1 on Michael Barker, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Marvin Anderson snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Michael Barker misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 73-59 |
| 00:01 | UMKC | Arthur Waters hits the follow up shot | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn runs out the clock | 73-61 |