| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bobby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dyck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | John Lawrence inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-20 |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | John Lawrence snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 19:23 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Lawrence and he's hacked by John Wood - foul #1 on John Wood, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 19:23 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck misses the free throw | 21-20 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | John Wood misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-20 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the follow up shot | 21-22 |
| 18:40 | Wichita State | 3 seconds is called on John Nelson | 21-22 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | John Nelson is called for the reach on John Wood - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Heaney | 21-25 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 17:41 | Missouri State | John Wood pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Bert Warren clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 16:57 | Wichita State | John Bobby knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Nielsen | 23-25 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Nielsen | 23-25 |
| 16:19 | Wichita State | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by Bert Warren - foul #2 on Bert Warren, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SG) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | John Lawrence drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Bobby | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Osborne (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| 15:13 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 14:50 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 14:49 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Michael Dyck | 25-25 |
| 14:30 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne is fouled on the floor by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling, James Roberts | |
| 14:02 | Wichita State | Bert Warren is called for the reach on John Nelson - foul #3 on Bert Warren, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| 13:44 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 25-25 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Paul Adams is denied by John Bobby | 25-25 |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Bobby | 25-25 |
| 13:25 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Heaney takes the ball from Joseph Nielsen in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney banks in the layup | 25-27 |
| 12:59 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Lawrence | 27-27 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 12:35 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck misses the lay-in | 27-27 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Bert Warren can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 11:45 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Michael Dyck | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dyck (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck dunks the ball | 29-27 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney banks in the layup set up by Paul Adams and he's fouled by Joseph Nielsen - foul #1 on Joseph Nielsen, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SG), Walter Moyer (SF), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson, John Lawrence, Michael Dyck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Shawn Dorsey (C) Bert Warren, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 10:57 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 10:55 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Heaney | 29-30 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney hits the finger roll | 29-32 |
| 10:10 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Moyer | 32-32 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Paul Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 09:52 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 09:33 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | John Wood gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Osborne - foul #1 on Daniel Osborne, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Greg Cox (PF), Michael Dyck (C) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne, Walter Moyer, John Bobby, John Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Laurence Starling (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nielsen - foul #2 on Joseph Nielsen, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Stephen Lee (PF) Shawn Dorsey | |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Nielsen - foul #3 on Joseph Nielsen, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 08:15 | Wichita State | John Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 07:53 | Wichita State | John Nelson grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck misses the dunk attempt | 32-35 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Cox (fresh) C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Lee (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Bert Warren's floater is tipped away by Greg Cox | 32-35 |
| 07:11 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 06:49 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dodson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Walter Moyer (SF), John Bobby (PF), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, John Lawrence, Greg Cox, Michael Dyck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF), Shawn Dorsey (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Laurence Starling, Stephen Lee, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 06:37 | Wichita State | John Bobby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #3 on Paul Adams, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| 06:37 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 06:37 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | John Wood buries a jumper from close range | 34-37 |
| 05:57 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Moyer | 37-37 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Walter Moyer takes the ball from John Wood | 37-37 |
| 05:41 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses the dunk attempt | 37-37 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | Paul Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 05:12 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 04:55 | Wichita State | John Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Nelson | 39-37 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Bert Warren scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Heaney | 39-39 |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Michael Dyck (C) Scott Barnes, Walter Moyer, John Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) Shawn Dorsey | |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck is fouled on the floor by Paul Adams - foul #4 on Paul Adams, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SG) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | John Wood misses the shot from the right block | 39-39 |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen loses the dribble to Jeffrey Heaney | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Osborne (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bobby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson's floater is knocked away by Daniel Osborne | 39-39 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | John Bobby pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 03:00 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen clanks a floater in the paint | 39-39 |
| 02:58 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | The jump hook by John Wood is blocked by Michael Dyck | 41-39 |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck drills a jump hook from the right block | 43-39 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | John Bobby steps in front of the Paul Adams pass | 43-39 |
| 01:39 | Wichita State | John Bobby lays it in set up by Daniel Osborne | 45-39 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | John Wood connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Adams | 45-41 |
| 01:05 | Wichita State | John Lawrence misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Dyck - foul #2 on Michael Dyck, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG) Daniel Osborne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | John Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson connects on the floater near the basket | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Heaney is called for the reach on Joseph Nielsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Bert Warren's pass is intercepted by Michael Dyck | 47-44 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen is hacked by Bert Warren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bert Warren, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SG) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 47-44 |