| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Rasco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bart Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Akins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blaine Palos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Sorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Taul (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Blaine Palos | 20-27 |
| 19:41 | UMKC | Aaron Willis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Hawks | 23-27 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Fred Sorrell, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:12 | UMKC | Bart Herring clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Sorrell - foul #3 on Fred Sorrell, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ehmann (PF) Fred Sorrell | |
| 19:12 | UMKC | Bart Herring makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:12 | UMKC | Bart Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:02 | UMKC | Lyle Akins pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:57 | UMKC | Robert Rasco misses long on a floater from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 18:55 | UMKC | Aaron Willis snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:49 | UMKC | Lyle Akins makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Blaine Palos | 28-30 |
| 18:12 | UMKC | Robert Rasco double dribbles | 28-30 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Lyle Akins is called for the reach on Steve Nelson - foul #3 on Lyle Akins, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UMKC | Raymond Glisson (C) Lyle Akins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | John Taul tips it in | 28-32 |
| 17:16 | UMKC | Bart Herring misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Blaine Palos - foul #1 on Blaine Palos, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Essex (SF), Clayton Ricker (C) Aaron Willis, Richard Hawks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Duke (PG), Scott Kohr (C) Andrew Ogden, John Taul | |
| 17:16 | UMKC | Bart Herring makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:16 | UMKC | Bart Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:55 | UMKC | Robert Rasco pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:44 | UMKC | Raymond Glisson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-32 |
| 16:43 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Ricker | 30-32 |
| 16:24 | UMKC | Richard Essex misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Blaine Palos | 30-32 |
| 16:06 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Duke | 30-35 |
| 15:53 | UMKC | Clayton Ricker double dribbles | 30-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Mazurek (SG), Aaron Willis (SF), Richard Hawks (PF), Lyle Akins (C) Robert Rasco, Bart Herring, Raymond Glisson, Clayton Ricker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden (PG), Nathaniel Ellis (SG), Fred Sorrell (PF), John Taul (C) James Duke, Blaine Palos, Steve Nelson, Eric Ehmann | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Essex (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mazurek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Akins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Ellis (fresh) SF - Scott Kohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Sorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Taul (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr misses the tip | 30-35 |
| 15:38 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 15:34 | UMKC | Richard Essex throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| 15:07 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by John Taul is blocked by Richard Hawks | 30-37 |
| 15:05 | UMKC | Aaron Willis pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:48 | UMKC | Richard Essex buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Aaron Willis | 32-37 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nathaniel Ellis | 32-40 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Richard Essex misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Ogden - foul #2 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Rasco (PG), Bart Herring (SG), Raymond Glisson (PF) John Mazurek, Aaron Willis, Richard Hawks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Duke (PG), Blaine Palos (SG), Steve Nelson (SF), Garf Boroski (C) Andrew Ogden, Nathaniel Ellis, Scott Kohr, John Taul | |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 13:37 | UMKC | Lyle Akins banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Essex and the foul's on James Duke - foul #2 on James Duke, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Clayton Ricker (PF) Richard Essex | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ehmann (C) Garf Boroski | |
| 13:37 | UMKC | Lyle Akins misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Ehmann | 36-43 |
| 13:10 | Western Illinois | James Duke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 13:09 | UMKC | Clayton Ricker snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:03 | UMKC | Raymond Glisson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:02 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | Eric Ehmann makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Nelson | 36-46 |
| 12:31 | UMKC | Bart Herring is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Essex (SG), Aaron Willis (SF), Richard Hawks (PF) Bart Herring, Clayton Ricker, Lyle Akins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden (PG), John Taul (C) James Duke, Fred Sorrell | |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr (SF), Joshua Hoosier (PF) Steve Nelson, Eric Ehmann | |
| 11:52 | UMKC | Richard Hawks makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Andrew Ogden - foul #3 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Mazurek (SG), Clayton Ricker (C) Robert Rasco, Raymond Glisson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:52 | UMKC | Richard Hawks makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Essex (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mazurek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Hawks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clayton Ricker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blaine Palos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Kohr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Hoosier (fresh) C - John Taul (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bart Herring (SG) John Mazurek | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:20 | UMKC | Aaron Willis travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Aaron Willis takes the ball from John Taul | 39-46 |
| 11:01 | UMKC | Aaron Willis banks in the layup | 41-46 |
| 10:51 | Western Illinois | Joshua Hoosier double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Rasco (PG), Lyle Akins (C) Richard Essex, Clayton Ricker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson (SF), Eric Ehmann (PF) Joshua Hoosier, John Taul | |
| 10:34 | UMKC | Bart Herring misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-46 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Nelson | 41-46 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 10:11 | UMKC | Richard Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:51 | UMKC | Bart Herring connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hawks | 43-46 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr is fouled on the floor by Richard Hawks - foul #1 on Richard Hawks, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Mazurek (SG), Richard Essex (SF), Raymond Glisson (PF) Bart Herring, Aaron Willis, Richard Hawks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Duke (PG), Nathaniel Ellis (SG), Fred Sorrell (PF), Garf Boroski (C) Andrew Ogden, Blaine Palos, Eric Ehmann, Scott Kohr | |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Essex - foul #3 on Richard Essex, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Taul (C) Garf Boroski | |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:16 | UMKC | Raymond Glisson gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:57 | UMKC | Fred Sorrell steals the ball from Lyle Akins | 43-47 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 08:28 | UMKC | Lyle Akins snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:23 | UMKC | John Mazurek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:21 | UMKC | Lyle Akins hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | Nathaniel Ellis loses the dribble to Richard Essex | 45-47 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Rasco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mazurek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Essex (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Glisson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lyle Akins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Sorrell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Taul (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:37 | UMKC | Steve Nelson is called for the reach on Richard Essex - foul #1 on Steve Nelson, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bart Herring (SG), Aaron Willis (SF), Richard Hawks (PF) Robert Rasco, John Mazurek, Lyle Akins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden (PG), Blaine Palos (SG), Eric Ehmann (SF), Scott Kohr (C) James Duke, Nathaniel Ellis, Steve Nelson, John Taul | |
| 07:37 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:37 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr's floater is knocked away by Raymond Glisson | 47-47 |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Eric Ehmann tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 07:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Bart Herring | 47-47 |
| 07:07 | UMKC | Aaron Willis drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Essex | 49-47 |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Mazurek (PG), Clayton Ricker (C) Richard Essex, Raymond Glisson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joshua Hoosier (PF) Fred Sorrell | |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Bart Herring misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:51 | UMKC | Richard Hawks hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Joshua Hoosier buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 06:11 | UMKC | Clayton Ricker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Hoosier | 51-50 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Eric Ehmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Rasco (PG), Richard Essex (SF) John Mazurek, Aaron Willis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Duke (PG), Steve Nelson (SF), John Taul (C) Andrew Ogden, Joshua Hoosier, Scott Kohr | |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Richard Hawks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steve Nelson - foul #2 on Steve Nelson, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Raymond Glisson (C) Clayton Ricker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell (PF) Eric Ehmann | |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Richard Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Richard Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:29 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Duke | 53-52 |
| 05:12 | UMKC | Raymond Glisson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Duke - foul #3 on James Duke, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lyle Akins (C) Richard Hawks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:12 | UMKC | Raymond Glisson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:12 | UMKC | Raymond Glisson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Duke | 55-54 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Richard Essex misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steve Nelson - foul #3 on Steve Nelson, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Mazurek (SG), Aaron Willis (SF), Clayton Ricker (PF) Robert Rasco, Bart Herring, Raymond Glisson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden (PG) James Duke | |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Andrew Ogden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nathaniel Ellis (SG), Eric Ehmann (SF), Joshua Hoosier (PF), Scott Kohr (C) Blaine Palos, Steve Nelson, Fred Sorrell, John Taul | |
| 04:04 | UMKC | Aaron Willis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Joshua Hoosier is hacked by Lyle Akins - foul #4 on Lyle Akins, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Eric Ehmann misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-54 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Lyle Akins grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Essex (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Mazurek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Clayton Ricker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyle Akins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Ehmann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Hoosier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Kohr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Richard Essex is fouled on the floor by Andrew Ogden - foul #5 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #12 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Rasco (PG), Richard Hawks (PF) John Mazurek, Clayton Ricker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Duke (PG), Blaine Palos (SG), Steve Nelson (SF) Andrew Ogden, Nathaniel Ellis, Joshua Hoosier | |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Richard Essex makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Richard Essex misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Scott Kohr pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 03:07 | UMKC | Robert Rasco pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Lyle Akins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bart Herring (SG), Raymond Glisson (C) Richard Essex, Lyle Akins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell (PF), John Taul (C) Eric Ehmann, Scott Kohr | |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | James Duke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Clayton Ricker (C) Aaron Willis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:43 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Aaron Willis (SF), Lyle Akins (C) Raymond Glisson, Clayton Ricker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:30 | UMKC | Richard Hawks jams it | 60-54 |
| 02:05 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Duke | 60-57 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | Aaron Willis is fouled on the floor by Fred Sorrell - foul #4 on Fred Sorrell, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | Aaron Willis misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | Aaron Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | John Taul clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Richard Hawks grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 01:13 | UMKC | Lyle Akins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | John Taul grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | John Taul drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Nelson | 61-59 |
| 00:43 | UMKC | Bart Herring slams it home | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Duke and the foul's on Richard Hawks - foul #2 on Richard Hawks, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos misses the free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Richard Hawks snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UMKC | James Duke is called for the reach on Richard Hawks in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Duke, team foul #14 | 63-61 |
| 00:36 | UMKC | Richard Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:36 | UMKC | Richard Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Fred Sorrell pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | John Taul misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 00:08 | UMKC | Aaron Willis pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Aaron Willis is fouled in the backcourt by James Duke - foul #5 on James Duke, team foul #15 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nathaniel Ellis (PG) James Duke | |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Aaron Willis makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Aaron Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-61 |