| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Melvin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Cho (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gould (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arthur Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Pritchett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Dennis Parks inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Dennis Parks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Howard Pritchett - foul #3 on Howard Pritchett, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daniel Inabinet (C) Howard Pritchett | |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Dennis Parks misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Dennis Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan hits a 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Frank Cho misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Anthony - foul #3 on Arthur Anthony, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul McClallen (C) Arthur Anthony | |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Frank Cho makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Frank Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 18:28 | UMKC | Edward Gould picks off the pass by Charles Robinson | 43-35 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Parks - foul #2 on Dennis Parks, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:46 | UMKC | Melvin Scott loses the dribble to Edward Gould | 43-37 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Russell Smith | 43-39 |
| 17:21 | UMKC | Craig Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lyle Salvato (C) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski (C) Daniel Inabinet | |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Paul McClallen gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:37 | Western Kentucky | Paul McClallen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gould | 43-39 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Paul McClallen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 15:51 | UMKC | Russell Smith steals it from Frank Cho | 43-41 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Melvin Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Cho (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Salvato (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gould (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul McClallen (fairly fresh) C - Igor Gadzinski (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:31 | UMKC | Melvin Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Gould and the foul's on Frank Cho - foul #1 on Frank Cho, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Evan Norris (PG), William King (SG), Charles Robinson (PF), Tony Howser (C) Melvin Scott, Craig Ford, Dennis Parks, Frank Cho | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG), Arthur Anthony (PF), Howard Pritchett (C) John Sullivan, Edward Gould, Paul McClallen | |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | UMKC | Lyle Salvato is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits (SG) Russell Smith | |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 14:30 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 43-46 |
| 14:16 | UMKC | Evan Norris buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Lyle Salvato | 46-46 |
| 13:40 | UMKC | William King misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Igor Gadzinski - foul #1 on Igor Gadzinski, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Melvin Scott (PG), Craig Ford (SG), Dennis Parks (SF), Frank Cho (PF) Evan Norris, William King, Lyle Salvato, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG), John Sullivan (SG), Edward Gould (SF) David Smith, Bruce Suits, Igor Gadzinski | |
| 13:03 | UMKC | Craig Ford buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Parks | 49-46 |
| 12:45 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould is hacked by Melvin Scott - foul #3 on Melvin Scott, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould loses the dribble to Craig Ford | 49-46 |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Craig Ford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Pritchett | 49-46 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 11:39 | UMKC | Craig Ford clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Pritchett | 49-48 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Melvin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Cho (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Howser (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gould (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Pritchett (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Anthony clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Anthony grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | Tony Howser grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:35 | UMKC | Melvin Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith makes the shot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 09:55 | UMKC | Frank Cho is fouled on the floor by Arthur Anthony - foul #4 on Arthur Anthony, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | William King (SG), Lyle Salvato (SF), Charles Robinson (C) Craig Ford, Dennis Parks, Tony Howser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daniel Inabinet (PF), Paul McClallen (C) Arthur Anthony, Howard Pritchett | |
| 09:39 | UMKC | Frank Cho makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Scott | 52-50 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Melvin Scott - foul #4 on Melvin Scott, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Evan Norris (PG) Melvin Scott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG) John Sullivan | |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:47 | UMKC | Lyle Salvato misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Charles Robinson hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | David Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Smith | 54-55 |
| 08:04 | UMKC | Charles Robinson misses the jump hook in the paint | 54-55 |
| 08:03 | UMKC | Charles Robinson can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 08:02 | UMKC | Frank Cho pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:47 | UMKC | Frank Cho buries a floater from the left block | 56-55 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Paul McClallen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 07:33 | UMKC | Lyle Salvato gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Evan Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Salvato (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Cho (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Gould (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Inabinet (fresh) C - Paul McClallen (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | UMKC | Edward Gould picks off the pass by Charles Robinson | 56-55 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Inabinet misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 06:49 | UMKC | William King snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:36 | UMKC | Lyle Salvato lays it up and in on a nice dish by William King and he's hacked by Paul McClallen - foul #1 on Paul McClallen, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Melvin Scott (PG), Craig Ford (SG), Dennis Parks (SF), Tony Howser (C) Evan Norris, William King, Frank Cho, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (SG), Igor Gadzinski (SF), Arthur Anthony (PF), Howard Pritchett (C) Russell Smith, Edward Gould, Daniel Inabinet, Paul McClallen | |
| 06:36 | UMKC | Lyle Salvato makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 06:24 | UMKC | Craig Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:05 | UMKC | Dennis Parks double dribbles | 59-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stevan Jastrebski (PF) Lyle Salvato | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits (PG) David Smith | |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Parks - foul #3 on Dennis Parks, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:30 | UMKC | Melvin Scott is called for 5 seconds | 59-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG) Bruce Suits | |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 05:11 | UMKC | Tony Howser gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Melvin Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Russell Smith | 59-59 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Melvin Scott makes the 3 from straight away set up by Craig Ford | 62-59 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett is hacked by Melvin Scott - foul #5 on Melvin Scott, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | William King (PG), Frank Cho (PF), Charles Robinson (C) Melvin Scott, Stevan Jastrebski, Tony Howser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Gould (SF), Daniel Inabinet (PF) Igor Gadzinski, Arthur Anthony | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Dennis Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 03:26 | UMKC | Frank Cho misses the shot near the basket | 62-59 |
| 03:25 | UMKC | Frank Cho snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William King (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Cho (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gould (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Inabinet (fresh) C - Howard Pritchett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | UMKC | Frank Cho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Evan Norris (PG), Lyle Salvato (SF) Craig Ford, Dennis Parks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:52 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan double dribbles | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG) John Sullivan | |
| 02:47 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Craig Ford (SG), Dennis Parks (SF), Tony Howser (C) Evan Norris, Lyle Salvato, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (SG), Arthur Anthony (PF) David Smith, Daniel Inabinet | |
| 02:25 | UMKC | William King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 02:23 | UMKC | Frank Cho tips it in | 64-59 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 01:54 | UMKC | Craig Ford is fouled on the floor by Russell Smith - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Dennis Parks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Anthony | 64-63 |
| 01:01 | UMKC | Tony Howser hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William King | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Smith | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Tony Howser comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Pritchett - foul #4 on Howard Pritchett, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Tony Howser misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Tony Howser misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Dennis Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UMKC | John Sullivan is called for the reach on Dennis Parks - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | UMKC | Dennis Parks misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Anthony snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett lays it in set up by Russell Smith | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Tony Howser buries a turnaround in the paint | 69-67 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-67 |