| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Martin Frasier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kemmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Premo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Simon Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Polk (fresh) PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | John Polk inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UMKC | Wallace Wagner is called for the reach on Eric Lovell - foul #1 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 19:28 | UMKC | The short jumper by John Polk is denied by John Gaston | 35-25 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | John Gaston grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Frasier | 37-25 |
| 18:55 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses the runner from the right block | 37-25 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses the jump hook in the paint | 37-25 |
| 18:40 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:35 | UMKC | John Polk scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by John Premo - foul #3 on John Premo, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey (C) John Premo | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 18:35 | UMKC | John Polk misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | John Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| 17:58 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 37-27 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | John Gaston pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (PG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Johnny Alcantara (C) Jeremiah Spruill, John Polk, Richard Grochowski, Eric Lovell | |
| 17:18 | UMKC | Michael Francis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:17 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Frame | 37-27 |
| 16:55 | UMKC | Joseph Frame misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | John Gaston is fouled on the floor by Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (PG), Paul Randall (SG), Andre Bilbrey (PF), Bill Staley (C) Martin Frasier, Michael Kemmer, Wallace Wagner, John Gaston | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), John Polk (SF) Simon Reese, Johnny Alcantara | |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Buffum - foul #2 on Matthew Buffum, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Grochowski (PF) Matthew Buffum | |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:57 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski misses the jump hook from the right block | 38-27 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Randall (fresh) SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Staley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Frame (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Polk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Francis denies the turnaround by Bill Staley | 38-27 |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andre Bilbrey, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG), John Premo (C) Paul Randall, Brandon Bussey | |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Lovell (C) Michael Francis | |
| 15:06 | UMKC | John Polk misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 15:04 | Western Illinois | John Premo pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Andre Bilbrey | 40-27 |
| 14:40 | UMKC | Joseph Frame can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bill Staley | 40-27 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Polk - foul #2 on John Polk, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer (SG), Wallace Wagner (SF), John Gaston (PF) Paul Rice, Andre Bilbrey, Bill Staley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Richardson (PG), Simon Reese (SG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Johnny Alcantara (PF) Jeremiah Spruill, Joseph Frame, John Polk, Richard Grochowski | |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:24 | UMKC | Eric Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 14:05 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara is hacked by John Gaston - foul #1 on John Gaston, team foul #4 | 41-27 |
| 13:54 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Simon Reese grabs the offensive board | 41-27 |
| 13:42 | UMKC | Wallace Wagner picks off the pass by Eric Lovell | 41-27 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier is hacked by Thomas Richardson - foul #1 on Thomas Richardson, team foul #4 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (PG) Martin Frasier | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Francis (PF) Eric Lovell | |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer buries a floater from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Gaston - foul #2 on John Gaston, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey (C) John Premo | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (PG), John Polk (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF) Thomas Richardson, Matthew Buffum, Michael Francis | |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | John Polk is called for the reach on John Gaston - foul #3 on John Polk, team foul #5 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG), Andre Bilbrey (C) Michael Kemmer, John Gaston | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), Michael Francis (C) Joseph Frame, Johnny Alcantara | |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey gets the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-28 |
| 11:54 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Martin Frasier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Simon Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski is hacked by Wallace Wagner - foul #2 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #6 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Premo (C) Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Lovell (C) Michael Francis | |
| 11:30 | UMKC | Simon Reese makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Polk - foul #4 on John Polk, team foul #6 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (SG) Paul Rice | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (SG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Michael Francis (PF) Simon Reese, John Polk, Richard Grochowski | |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:56 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jeremiah Spruill and he's fouled by Paul Randall - foul #2 on Paul Randall, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer (SG), John Gaston (PF) Paul Randall, Wallace Wagner | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 10:56 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer banks in the layup on a great pass from Martin Frasier | 46-34 |
| 10:21 | UMKC | Eric Lovell buries a driving attempt in the lane | 46-36 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | John Gaston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (PG), Andre Bilbrey (SF), Bill Staley (C) Martin Frasier, Brandon Bussey, John Premo | |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SG), Richard Grochowski (PF), Johnny Alcantara (C) Jeremiah Spruill, Michael Francis, Eric Lovell | |
| 09:40 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Johnny Alcantara, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Alcantara - foul #2 on Johnny Alcantara, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner (SF) Bill Staley | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:53 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Alcantara | 48-38 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Simon Reese is called for the reach on Michael Kemmer - foul #2 on Simon Reese, team foul #9 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG), Brandon Bussey (PF), John Premo (C) Paul Rice, John Gaston, Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Richardson (PG), Lance Ballard (SF), Eric Lovell (C) Joseph Frame, Matthew Buffum, Richard Grochowski | |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:19 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 08:11 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier lays it in | 52-38 |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Lance Ballard misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Wallace Wagner - foul #3 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #8 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (SG) Michael Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), Michael Francis (PF) Simon Reese, Johnny Alcantara | |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Lance Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Lance Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | John Premo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Martin Frasier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Randall (fresh) SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Premo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lance Ballard (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) C - Eric Lovell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Frasier | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:13 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | John Premo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | John Premo tips it home | 57-38 |
| 06:29 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson double dribbles | 57-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (SG), Andre Bilbrey (SF), John Gaston (PF), Bill Staley (C) Paul Randall, Wallace Wagner, Brandon Bussey, John Premo | |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SG), John Polk (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF) Thomas Richardson, Lance Ballard, Eric Lovell | |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gaston | 59-38 |
| 05:44 | UMKC | Simon Reese double dribbles | 59-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Paul Randall (SF) Martin Frasier, John Gaston | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (PG), Thomas Richardson (SG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Johnny Alcantara (PF) Jeremiah Spruill, Simon Reese, John Polk, Richard Grochowski | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice is hacked by Thomas Richardson - foul #2 on Thomas Richardson, team foul #10 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey (SF) Mark Hastings | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lance Ballard (SF) Michael Francis | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Lance Ballard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lance Ballard - foul #2 on Lance Ballard, team foul #11 | 61-38 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley misses the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 04:34 | UMKC | Joseph Frame clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-38 |
| 04:32 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 04:09 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-38 |
| 04:07 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 03:53 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Richardson, team foul #12 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG) Paul Randall | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Francis (C) Lance Ballard | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) SG - Paul Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Bilbrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Staley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bussey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Joseph Frame (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Buffum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Alcantara (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-38 |
| 03:23 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Alcantara | 62-41 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Paul Rice is blocked by Michael Francis | 62-41 |
| 02:44 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 02:25 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-43 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings is called for 10 seconds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (SF) Bill Staley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lance Ballard (SF) Johnny Alcantara | |
| 01:55 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 62-43 |
| 01:54 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum tips it back up and in | 62-45 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings's pass is intercepted by Michael Francis | 62-45 |
| 01:08 | UMKC | Lance Ballard loses the dribble to Paul Rice | 62-45 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-45 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UMKC | Paul Rice is called for the reach on Thomas Richardson - foul #2 on Paul Rice, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bill Staley (C) Mark Hastings | |
| Subs | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara (C) Lance Ballard | |
| 00:42 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:42 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall misses the lay-in | 64-46 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Francis and the foul's on Paul Rice - foul #3 on Paul Rice, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice runs out the clock | 64-49 |