| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alton Bradt (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Galle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Laird (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Michael Covington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 25-29 |
| 19:09 | Wichita State | Michael Galle hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Kyle Linscott takes the ball from Michael Covington | 25-31 |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Dave Tannehill is called for the reach on Kyle Linscott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dave Tannehill, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (SG) Dave Tannehill | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 18:28 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 18:05 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott is fouled in the backcourt by John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) John Page, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Monroe (PF) Michael Galle | |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Murray | 28-34 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski's floater is tipped away by Cecil Laird | 28-34 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 17:21 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:16 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-34 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley is hacked by Cecil Laird - foul #2 on Cecil Laird, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF), Alton Bradt (C) Jonathan Horne, Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG) Kyle Linscott | |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Michael Covington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Bradt | 28-34 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 16:07 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe is fouled on the floor by John Page - foul #2 on John Page, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) Raymond Dudley, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott (PG), Dexter Meyers (PF) William Wolfe, Charles Monroe | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas McGlathery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kim Angleberger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Kokocinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dexter Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Laird (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird can't finish the layup | 28-34 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | John Page grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Page | 30-34 |
| 15:04 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott is hacked by John Page in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Page, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG) John Page | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | Mike Murray is hacked by Kim Angleberger - foul #2 on Kim Angleberger, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF), Alton Bradt (C) Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:24 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird drills a shot in the paint | 30-36 |
| 14:17 | Illinois State | Dexter Meyers swats the short shot by Alton Bradt | 30-36 |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 13:48 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Horne - foul #2 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG) Kyle Linscott | |
| 13:26 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 13:24 | Wichita State | William Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Mike Murray hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Buford Spear | 30-38 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mike Murray - foul #3 on Mike Murray, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Raymond Dudley (SG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Michael Kokocinski (C) John Page, Dave Tannehill, Bobby Thomas, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott (PG), Murray Carroll (SG), Michael Galle (PF), Charles Monroe (C) William Wolfe, Buford Spear, Dexter Meyers, Cecil Laird | |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Michael Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:20 | Wichita State | Mike Murray makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Murray Carroll | 31-41 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Michael Covington snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Thomas McGlathery and the foul's on Charles Monroe - foul #2 on Charles Monroe, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Dave Tannehill (SG), Kim Angleberger (PF) Jonathan Horne, Raymond Dudley, Michael Covington | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers (PF) Mike Murray | |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:45 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 11:19 | Wichita State | Kim Angleberger is called for the reach on Dexter Meyers - foul #3 on Kim Angleberger, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas (SF), Bert Katz (C) Thomas McGlathery, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Buford Spear (SG) Murray Carroll | |
| 11:19 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:19 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kim Angleberger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bert Katz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dexter Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Monroe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | John Page hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 10:55 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | Michael Galle grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 09:59 | Wichita State | Buford Spear connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kim Angleberger | 36-46 |
| 09:23 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers clanks a jumper near the basket | 36-46 |
| 09:22 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:02 | Wichita State | Kim Angleberger blocks the short jumper by Dexter Meyers | 36-46 |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill drills a runner from the right block | 38-48 |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kim Angleberger | 38-48 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Bobby Thomas is blocked by Dexter Meyers | 38-48 |
| 07:56 | Wichita State | Buford Spear pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:52 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Raymond Dudley (SG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Michael Covington (PF), Alton Bradt (C) John Page, Dave Tannehill, Bobby Thomas, Kim Angleberger, Bert Katz | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG), Murray Carroll (SG), Mike Murray (SF), Cecil Laird (C) Kyle Linscott, Buford Spear, Michael Galle, Charles Monroe | |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Cecil Laird banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mike Murray | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonathan Horne (fresh) SG - Raymond Dudley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McGlathery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Covington (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alton Bradt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Wolfe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Murray Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dexter Meyers (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Laird (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery makes the shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 06:37 | Wichita State | Mike Murray hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Murray Carroll | 42-53 |
| 06:21 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt loses the dribble to Murray Carroll | 42-53 |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Raymond Dudley is called for the reach on Murray Carroll - foul #1 on Raymond Dudley, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Kokocinski (C) Jonathan Horne, Thomas McGlathery, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Covington | 42-53 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Cecil Laird | 42-53 |
| 05:10 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll is hacked by Michael Kokocinski - foul #1 on Michael Kokocinski, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Raymond Dudley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott (PG), Michael Galle (PF) William Wolfe, Dexter Meyers | |
| 05:10 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:10 | Wichita State | Murray Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill tips it home | 44-55 |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Galle | 44-58 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave Tannehill | 47-58 |
| 03:47 | Wichita State | Michael Kokocinski is called for the reach on Michael Galle - foul #2 on Michael Kokocinski, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Alton Bradt (C) John Page, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Buford Spear (SG) Murray Carroll | |
| 03:47 | Wichita State | Michael Galle makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:47 | Wichita State | Michael Galle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kim Angleberger | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Horne - foul #3 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (SG) Dave Tannehill | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers (PF) Michael Galle | |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Horne | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonathan Horne (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Dudley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McGlathery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kim Angleberger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alton Bradt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kyle Linscott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Spear (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Murray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dexter Meyers (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Laird (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Wichita State | Jonathan Horne is called for the reach on Kyle Linscott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 03:03 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:03 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Monroe (C) Cecil Laird | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | John Page misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 02:52 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Kyle Linscott | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | Kyle Linscott misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Mike Murray tips it in | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger knocks in the runner from close range | 55-64 |
| 02:24 | Wichita State | Buford Spear throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG) Raymond Dudley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt is whistled for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF) Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Cecil Laird (C) Charles Monroe | |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Mike Murray drills a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Covington - foul #2 on Michael Covington, team foul #13 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Raymond Dudley (SG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) John Page, Dave Tannehill, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wolfe (PG), Murray Carroll (SG), Michael Galle (PF), Charles Monroe (C) Kyle Linscott, Buford Spear, Dexter Meyers, Cecil Laird | |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Mike Murray misses the free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Monroe | 55-66 |
| 01:12 | Wichita State | Mike Murray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Murray Carroll | 55-68 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Michael Galle takes the ball from Jonathan Horne | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Mike Murray misses the floater near the basket | 55-68 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Kim Angleberger and he's fouled by Charles Monroe - foul #3 on Charles Monroe, team foul #4 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dexter Meyers (PF) Mike Murray | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery misses the free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Charles Monroe grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | William Wolfe runs out the clock | 57-68 |