| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Fifer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roscoe Guay (fresh) SG - Richard Newkirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Gall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Ennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Michael Robinson inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UMKC | Rick Graham picks off the pass by Albert Gall | 30-26 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Michael Barnes blows the layup | 30-26 |
| 19:38 | UMKC | Albert Gall grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | UMKC | Robert Howe picks off the pass by Albert Gall | 30-26 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses the lay-in | 30-26 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Scott Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:48 | UMKC | Mario Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:26 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Tony Fifer buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Howe | 32-26 |
| 17:45 | UMKC | Scott Campbell blocks the jumper by Richard Newkirk | 32-26 |
| 17:44 | UMKC | Albert Gall pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:25 | UMKC | Mario Ennis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Scott Campbell - foul #2 on Scott Campbell, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Gallager (SG) Richard Newkirk | |
| 17:25 | UMKC | Mario Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:25 | UMKC | Mario Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Tony Fifer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:02 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Mario Ennis | 32-28 |
| 16:41 | UMKC | Albert Gall comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-28 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Rick Graham is fouled on the floor by Michael Robinson - foul #2 on Michael Robinson, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Patrick Ayers (SG), Richard Newkirk (SF), Kenneth Bonet (PF), Matthew Lowell (C) Roscoe Guay, Michael Robinson, Albert Gall, Mario Ennis | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Kenneth Bonet takes the ball from Rick Graham | 32-28 |
| 16:00 | UMKC | Patrick Ayers clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-28 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Gallager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Ayers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Newkirk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Bonet (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Lowell (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lowell steals it from Michael Barnes | 32-28 |
| 15:31 | UMKC | Patrick Ayers blows the layup | 32-28 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Fifer | 32-28 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Tony Fifer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Matthew Lowell - foul #1 on Matthew Lowell, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Billy Wheeler (SG), Albert Gall (PF), Jamie Leonard (C) Patrick Ayers, Kenneth Bonet, Matthew Lowell | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Tony Fifer makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:03 | UMKC | Albert Gall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-28 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Scott Campbell's pass is intercepted by Billy Wheeler | 35-28 |
| 14:42 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk lays it up and in on a nice dish by Billy Wheeler | 35-30 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Michael Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roscoe Guay (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Robert Gallager, Richard Newkirk | |
| 14:33 | UMKC | Robert Howe steals it from Jamie Leonard | 35-30 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Rick Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 37-30 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Roscoe Guay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Tony Fifer drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Barnes and he's hacked by Albert Gall - foul #1 on Albert Gall, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:59 | UMKC | Albert Gall gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:40 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SG), Thomas Matter (PF) Michael Barnes, Robert Howe, Tony Fifer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Mario Ennis (PF) Albert Gall | |
| 13:40 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:40 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Scott Campbell tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 13:10 | UMKC | Roscoe Guay's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Campbell | 41-32 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Rick Graham is blocked by Mario Ennis | 41-32 |
| 12:52 | UMKC | Mario Ennis grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 12:27 | UMKC | Michael Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Matter | 41-32 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Rick Graham is hacked by Michael Robinson - foul #3 on Michael Robinson, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Tony Fifer (PF), James Appleton (C) William McTarnaghan, Rick Graham, Thomas Matter, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Newkirk (PG), Robert Gallager (SG), Albert Gall (PF), Matthew Lowell (C) Roscoe Guay, Billy Wheeler, Michael Robinson, Jamie Leonard | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Barnes is blocked by Matthew Lowell | 41-32 |
| 12:02 | UMKC | Albert Gall gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:49 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Gall | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gaston Metcalf (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Newkirk (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Gallager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Ennis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Albert Gall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Lowell (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf connects on the floater from the right side | 43-35 |
| 11:26 | UMKC | Mario Ennis misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Tony Fifer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Robert Howe buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Barnes | 45-35 |
| 10:52 | UMKC | Matthew Lowell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | James Appleton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lowell steals it from James Appleton | 45-35 |
| 10:21 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 10:19 | UMKC | Mario Ennis misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Michael Barnes connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Fifer | 47-35 |
| 09:50 | UMKC | Albert Gall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 09:49 | UMKC | Mario Ennis tips it but misses | 47-35 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Howe | 47-35 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Michael Barnes buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Howe | 49-35 |
| 09:23 | UMKC | Mario Ennis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Robert Howe snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses badly on a shot from close range | 49-35 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf tips it but misses | 49-35 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Robert Howe snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Michael Barnes clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Mario Ennis - foul #3 on Mario Ennis, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (SF), Thomas Matter (PF), Scott Campbell (C) Robert Howe, Tony Fifer, James Appleton | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roscoe Guay (PG), Billy Wheeler (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Kenneth Bonet (PF), Jamie Leonard (C) Richard Newkirk, Robert Gallager, Mario Ennis, Albert Gall, Matthew Lowell | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Michael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:31 | UMKC | Billy Wheeler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-35 |
| 08:29 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard hits the follow up shot | 50-37 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Rick Graham drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Matter | 52-37 |
| 08:21 | UMKC | Roscoe Guay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Rick Graham scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 07:48 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard can't finish the layup | 55-37 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gaston Metcalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Matter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roscoe Guay (fresh) SG - Billy Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Bonet (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Barnes | 57-37 |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Roscoe Guay connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Billy Wheeler and he's hacked by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG) Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | UMKC | Albert Gall (PF) Kenneth Bonet | |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Roscoe Guay makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Thomas Matter can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-40 |
| 07:01 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 06:46 | UMKC | Billy Wheeler is hacked by Gaston Metcalf - foul #1 on Gaston Metcalf, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SG) Gaston Metcalf | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 06:35 | UMKC | Roscoe Guay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 06:33 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Roscoe Guay | 57-40 |
| 06:20 | UMKC | Michael Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Wheeler - foul #4 on Billy Wheeler, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Fifer (SF) Rick Graham | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Gallager (PG), Patrick Ayers (SG), Richard Newkirk (SF), Mario Ennis (PF), Matthew Lowell (C) Roscoe Guay, Billy Wheeler, Michael Robinson, Albert Gall, Jamie Leonard | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 05:52 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Matthew Lowell | 57-43 |
| 05:35 | UMKC | Tony Fifer steals it from Patrick Ayers | 57-43 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Scott Campbell buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Howe and he's hacked by Mario Ennis - foul #4 on Mario Ennis, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf (SG) Robert Howe | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Scott Campbell makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Tony Fifer - foul #1 on Tony Fifer, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Thomas Matter tips it in | 62-45 |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Matthew Lowell is fouled on the floor by Scott Campbell - foul #4 on Scott Campbell, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (SF), James Appleton (C) Thomas Matter, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Roscoe Guay (PG), Billy Wheeler (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Albert Gall (PF), Jamie Leonard (C) Robert Gallager, Patrick Ayers, Richard Newkirk, Mario Ennis, Matthew Lowell | |
| 04:34 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Rick Graham snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jamie Leonard denies the turnaround by Rick Graham | 62-45 |
| 04:08 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 03:53 | UMKC | Michael Robinson misses short on a jump hook from close range | 62-45 |
| 03:51 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard tips it back up and in | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Appleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Tony Fifer tips it in | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William McTarnaghan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gaston Metcalf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Fifer (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roscoe Guay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Gall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 64-47 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Tony Fifer grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Rick Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from William McTarnaghan | 66-47 |
| 02:26 | UMKC | Jamie Leonard is whistled for a carry | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Thomas Matter (PF), Scott Campbell (C) William McTarnaghan, Gaston Metcalf, Tony Fifer, James Appleton | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Gallager (PG), Patrick Ayers (SG), Richard Newkirk (SF), Mario Ennis (PF), Matthew Lowell (C) Roscoe Guay, Billy Wheeler, Michael Robinson, Albert Gall, Jamie Leonard | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Newkirk - foul #1 on Richard Newkirk, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:55 | UMKC | Thomas Matter picks off the pass by Matthew Lowell | 68-47 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Scott Campbell travels with the ball | 68-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Fifer (PF) Thomas Matter | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:22 | UMKC | Patrick Ayers can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 01:20 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk grabs the offensive board | 68-47 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Patrick Ayers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Scott Campbell gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses long on a shot near the basket | 68-47 |
| 00:48 | UMKC | Matthew Lowell grabs the board | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UMKC | Richard Newkirk buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Ayers | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Scott Campbell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Barnes | 70-50 |
| 00:12 | UMKC | Mario Ennis is called for traveling | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Barnes runs out the clock | 70-50 |