| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Buford Spear (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dexter Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Mike Murray - foul #1 on Mike Murray, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:18 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Buford Spear | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-35 |
| 18:29 | Wichita State | Buford Spear knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dexter Meyers | 27-38 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| 17:50 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 27-38 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin is called for traveling | 27-38 |
| 17:23 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird hits the follow up shot | 27-40 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-40 |
| 16:59 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Dexter Meyers | 27-40 |
| 16:53 | Wichita State | Buford Spear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-40 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes lays it in | 29-40 |
| 15:45 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Harold Peake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Buford Spear (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dexter Meyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Laird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Laird - foul #3 on Cecil Laird, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG), Philip McCown (PF) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Alton McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG), Michael Galle (PF) Kyle Linscott, Dexter Meyers | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:06 | Wichita State | Buford Spear misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Michael Galle pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Buford Spear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), Edward McMindes (C) Malcolm Smith, Harold Peake | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:22 | Wichita State | Buford Spear connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wolfe | 31-45 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-45 |
| 14:10 | Wichita State | Michael Galle gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | Buford Spear hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Galle denies the turnaround by Charles Cutrer | 31-45 |
| 13:34 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 13:17 | Wichita State | Buford Spear makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mike Murray | 31-48 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-48 |
| 12:59 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 12:30 | Wichita State | Buford Spear makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Galle | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | William Wolfe takes the ball from Charles Cutrer | 31-51 |
| 11:50 | Wichita State | Mike Murray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward McMindes | 31-51 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Mike Murray steps in front of the Kenneth Orvis pass | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Peacock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip McCown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Murray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Galle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Laird (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Wichita State | Mike Murray drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Buford Spear | 31-54 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Frank Stutes (SG), Malcolm Smith (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, Charles Cutrer, Lawrence Peacock, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott (PG), Dexter Meyers (PF), Charles Monroe (C) William Wolfe, Michael Galle, Cecil Laird | |
| 10:42 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-54 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-54 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Smith | 31-54 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith is fouled on the floor by Mike Murray - foul #2 on Mike Murray, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-54 |
| 10:07 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott grabs the defensive rebound | 31-54 |
| 09:38 | Wichita State | Harold Peake denies the turnaround by Buford Spear | 31-54 |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | Mike Murray gets the offensive rebound | 31-54 |
| 09:20 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott is called for 3 seconds | 31-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Murray Carroll (SG) Buford Spear | |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alton McLaughlin | 34-54 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Mike Murray blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph King - foul #3 on Ralph King, team foul #1 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Cecil Laird (C) Charles Monroe | |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Mike Murray makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Mike Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Malcolm Smith, team foul #2 | 34-56 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Stutes - foul #3 on Frank Stutes, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Buford Spear (SG), Michael Galle (SF) Murray Carroll, Mike Murray | |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-58 |
| 07:55 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott connects on the 3 from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake drills a jump hook in the paint | 39-61 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Buford Spear can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-61 |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers tips it back up and in | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Harold Peake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Buford Spear (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dexter Meyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Cecil Laird (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes is called for traveling | 39-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mike Murray (SF), Charles Monroe (C) Dexter Meyers, Cecil Laird | |
| 06:34 | Wichita State | Philip McCown steals the ball from Mike Murray | 39-63 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Mike Murray picks off the pass by Charles Cutrer | 39-63 |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-63 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Buford Spear - foul #2 on Buford Spear, team foul #4 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG) Malcolm Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG), Murray Carroll (SG) Kyle Linscott, Buford Spear | |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:39 | Wichita State | Michael Galle snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 05:25 | Wichita State | Lawrence Peacock steals the ball from Michael Galle | 39-63 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Peacock | 41-63 |
| 04:57 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Peacock | 41-63 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Orvis and he's hacked by Michael Galle - foul #2 on Michael Galle, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers (PF) Mike Murray | |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses the free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:34 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 04:14 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll is hacked by Lawrence Peacock - foul #2 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #4 | 43-63 |
| 03:50 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll travels with the ball | 43-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor (PF) Philip McCown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Murray Carroll - foul #1 on Murray Carroll, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Beard (SF), Philip McCown (C) Lawrence Peacock, Edward McMindes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Dexter Meyers | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | William Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-63 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Beard (fresh) PF - Roland Taylor (fresh) C - Philip McCown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Murray Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Galle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dexter Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-63 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 02:13 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 01:52 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Wolfe | 47-65 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | William Beard blows the layup | 47-65 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Monroe | 47-65 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | William Wolfe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | William Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis is fouled on the floor by Dexter Meyers - foul #2 on Dexter Meyers, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock (SF), Edward McMindes (C) William Beard, Roland Taylor | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Philip McCown | 47-65 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 47-65 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses the tip | 47-65 |
| 01:01 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Wolfe | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 00:32 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers is fouled on the floor by Philip McCown - foul #1 on Philip McCown, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | William Wolfe runs out the clock | 47-67 |