| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dexter Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Laird (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rodney Schlater (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Barnett (fresh) SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Mike Murray inbounds the ball | 19-17 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett is fouled on the floor by Dexter Meyers - foul #2 on Dexter Meyers, team foul #1 | 22-17 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-17 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 18:31 | Wichita State | Buford Spear scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Murray | 24-19 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dexter Meyers - foul #3 on Dexter Meyers, team foul #2 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Galle (PF) Dexter Meyers | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 18:07 | Wichita State | Michael Galle gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 17:46 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott is fouled on the floor by John Saunders - foul #2 on John Saunders, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Alfred Morrison is called for the reach on Mike Murray - foul #1 on Alfred Morrison, team foul #2 | 24-20 |
| 17:04 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Saunders pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | John Saunders is whistled for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney (SG), Douglas Runge (SF), Stephen Romo (C) Walter Barnett, Alfred Morrison, Gerald Perry | |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Mike Murray knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Linscott and he's fouled by Douglas Runge - foul #1 on Douglas Runge, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Mike Murray makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Rodney Schlater misses the floater from the right side | 27-20 |
| 16:13 | Wichita State | Michael Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Buford Spear connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cecil Laird | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Galle (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cecil Laird (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rodney Schlater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kirk Garney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Runge (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Romo (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 15:10 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Buford Spear | 32-20 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-20 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | Mike Murray pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 14:30 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-20 |
| 14:29 | Wichita State | Buford Spear tips it back up and in | 34-20 |
| 14:07 | Gardner-Webb | John Saunders misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 34-20 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Saunders tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Laird | 37-22 |
| 13:31 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Runge misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-22 |
| 13:30 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 13:07 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird makes the runner in the paint | 39-22 |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | John Saunders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG), Dexter Meyers (PF), Charles Monroe (C) Kyle Linscott, Michael Galle, Cecil Laird | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett (SG), Alfred Morrison (SF), Paul Cline (PF), Gerald Perry (C) Rodney Schlater, Douglas Runge, John Saunders, Stephen Romo | |
| 12:33 | Wichita State | Mike Murray misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Dexter Meyers - foul #4 on Dexter Meyers, team foul #3 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Cecil Laird (C) Dexter Meyers | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney makes the free throw | 39-25 |
| 12:07 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Gerald Perry - foul #1 on Gerald Perry, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer (PG) Kirk Garney | |
| 12:07 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird makes the free throw | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-25 |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett tips it but misses | 42-25 |
| 11:54 | Wichita State | Mike Murray snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 11:37 | Wichita State | Mike Murray is hacked by Gerald Perry - foul #2 on Gerald Perry, team foul #5 | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Wolfe (fresh) SG - Buford Spear (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Laird (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Lester Spencer (fresh) SG - Walter Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) C - Gerald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 42-25 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 11:00 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett's dunk attempt is rejected by Cecil Laird | 42-25 |
| 10:59 | Wichita State | Buford Spear snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe is whistled for traveling | 42-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott (PG), Murray Carroll (SG) William Wolfe, Buford Spear | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney (PG), John Saunders (PF) Lester Spencer, Paul Cline | |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-25 |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney tips it but misses | 42-25 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett tips it home | 42-27 |
| 10:04 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Monroe - foul #1 on Charles Monroe, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Buford Spear (SG), Michael Galle (PF) Murray Carroll, Charles Monroe | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rodney Schlater (PG), Douglas Runge (SF), Stephen Romo (C) Walter Barnett, Alfred Morrison, Gerald Perry | |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Michael Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 09:27 | Wichita State | Michael Galle knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Kyle Linscott and he's fouled by Kirk Garney - foul #1 on Kirk Garney, team foul #6 | 47-28 |
| 09:27 | Wichita State | Michael Galle misses the free throw | 47-28 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Runge is hacked by Cecil Laird - foul #2 on Cecil Laird, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | John Saunders is hacked by Kyle Linscott - foul #2 on Kyle Linscott, team foul #6 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline (C) John Saunders | |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline clanks a jumper from the right block | 47-28 |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Buford Spear grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 08:17 | Wichita State | Buford Spear clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird hits the follow up shot | 49-28 |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Runge is hacked by Mike Murray - foul #3 on Mike Murray, team foul #7 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG), Charles Monroe (C) Kyle Linscott, Cecil Laird | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Barnett (SG), John Saunders (PF), Gerald Perry (C) Kirk Garney, Stephen Romo, Paul Cline | |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Runge misses the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Michael Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Michael Galle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Schlater - foul #3 on Rodney Schlater, team foul #7 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Murray Carroll (SG), Dexter Meyers (PF) Buford Spear, Mike Murray | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Stephen Romo (PF), Paul Cline (C) Rodney Schlater, Walter Barnett, John Saunders, Gerald Perry | |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Michael Galle misses the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Michael Galle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Wolfe (fresh) SG - Murray Carroll (fresh) SF - Michael Galle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dexter Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kirk Garney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) SF - Douglas Runge (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Romo (fresh) C - Paul Cline (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | Dexter Meyers steals it from Stephen Romo | 50-28 |
| 06:54 | Wichita State | Michael Galle can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Runge - foul #2 on Douglas Runge, team foul #8 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg (SF) Douglas Runge | |
| 06:54 | Wichita State | Michael Galle makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 06:54 | Wichita State | Michael Galle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Wolfe steals the ball from Paul Cline | 52-28 |
| 06:39 | Wichita State | William Wolfe banks in the layup | 54-28 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 05:47 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers misses long on a shot near the basket | 54-31 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Frank Tinklenberg | 54-31 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 05:31 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers hits a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Stephen Romo - foul #2 on Stephen Romo, team foul #9 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SG), Douglas Runge (PF) Kirk Garney, Paul Cline | |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers misses the free throw | 56-31 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Douglas Runge | 56-31 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo is hacked by Charles Monroe - foul #2 on Charles Monroe, team foul #8 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeremy Smith (SG), Mike Murray (SF) Murray Carroll, Dexter Meyers | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney (SG) Lester Spencer | |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 1st free throw | 56-32 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 04:29 | Wichita State | William Wolfe drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Monroe | 58-33 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-33 |
| 04:11 | Wichita State | Mike Murray grabs the board | 58-33 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Kirk Garney steals it from Jeremy Smith | 58-33 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Monroe blocks the short jumper by Kirk Garney | 58-33 |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg snags the offensive board | 58-33 |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses the lay-in | 58-33 |
| 03:24 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Monroe | 58-33 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Wolfe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (fresh) SF - Mike Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Michael Galle (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Monroe (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kirk Garney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Romo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Runge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Wichita State | Mike Murray lays it up and in set up by William Wolfe | 60-33 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo can't finish the layup | 60-33 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Mike Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 60-33 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | William Wolfe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-33 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo pulls down the rebound | 60-33 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Runge connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kirk Garney | 60-35 |
| 01:31 | Wichita State | Kirk Garney is called for the reach on Jeremy Smith - foul #2 on Kirk Garney, team foul #10 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Murray Carroll (SG) Mike Murray | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer (SG), Paul Cline (C) Thomas Sturgis, Frank Tinklenberg | |
| 01:31 | Wichita State | Jeremy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 01:31 | Wichita State | Jeremy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Garney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lester Spencer | 61-38 |
| 01:01 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Smith | 64-38 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | Michael Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 64-38 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-38 |
| 00:32 | Wichita State | Michael Galle snags the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 00:07 | Wichita State | Stephen Romo blocks the jumper by Murray Carroll | 64-38 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline grabs the board | 64-38 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline hits the finger roll | 64-40 |