| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Moyer (fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Dyck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Paul Adams inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:23 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Nelson | 27-24 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | John Wood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Bert Warren scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-24 |
| 18:21 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 17:48 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #3 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:48 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 17:48 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Michael Dyck swats the layup by Jeffrey Heaney | 29-26 |
| 17:30 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:03 | Wichita State | John Bobby clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bert Warren - foul #1 on Bert Warren, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG) Joseph Nielsen | |
| 17:03 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:03 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 29-27 |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney travels in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SG) John Nelson | |
| 16:42 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Laurence Starling (C) Jeffrey Heaney, John Wood | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 29-27 |
| 16:20 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 16:06 | Wichita State | John Bobby is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Bobby, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), James Roberts (C) Larry McMurdo, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Bert Warren gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Moyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bobby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-27 |
| 15:21 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 15:01 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-27 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Bert Warren pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Dorsey and he's hacked by John Bobby - foul #2 on John Bobby, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Shawn Dorsey, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG), John Lawrence (SF) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne, Walter Moyer | |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 14:30 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Paul Adams (SF) Bert Warren, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Heaney | 35-27 |
| 13:50 | Wichita State | John Bobby can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 13:48 | Wichita State | John Lawrence tips it home | 35-29 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Joseph Nielsen steps in front of the Jimmy Dodson pass | 35-29 |
| 13:15 | Wichita State | John Lawrence clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a shot from the left block | 35-29 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | John Wood can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 12:54 | Wichita State | John Lawrence grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 12:29 | Wichita State | John Lawrence is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on John Lawrence, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG) Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Moyer (SF), John Smith (C) John Lawrence, Michael Dyck | |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Paul Adams is denied by John Bobby | 35-29 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Adams | 35-29 |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | Paul Adams buries a jumper from the right side | 37-29 |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | John Smith scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Nielsen and the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #3 on Paul Adams, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SG) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson | |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Moyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bobby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | John Wood connects on the floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Heaney | 39-32 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne tips it in | 39-34 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | John Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 10:43 | Wichita State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | John Bobby scores on a shot in the paint | 39-36 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | John Wood misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 09:57 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | John Bobby scores on a jump hook in the lane | 39-38 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 09:20 | Wichita State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:00 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Laurence Starling (SF), Stephen Lee (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG), Greg Cox (PF), Michael Dyck (C) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne, John Bobby, John Smith | |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled in the backcourt by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist drills a 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Lee | 42-38 |
| 08:18 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Joseph Nielsen steps in front of the Jimmy Dodson pass | 42-38 |
| 07:38 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen scores on a jumper from close range | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) SF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Lee (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Moyer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Greg Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 07:20 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 06:51 | Wichita State | Jimmy Dodson is called for the reach on Michael Dyck - foul #4 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Larry McMurdo, Laurence Starling, Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Lawrence (SF), John Bobby (PF) Walter Moyer, Greg Cox | |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | John Bobby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 42-40 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 42-40 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Paul Adams - foul #5 on John Lawrence, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Shawn Dorsey (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SG), Walter Moyer (SF) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson, John Lawrence | |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 05:32 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 05:14 | Wichita State | John Bobby snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:16 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Heaney | 47-40 |
| 03:47 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne is hacked by Bert Warren - foul #2 on Bert Warren, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Laurence Starling (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG), Greg Cox (PF), John Smith (C) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne, John Bobby, Michael Dyck | |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Moyer (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Greg Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Gilchrist | 49-43 |
| 02:51 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Nelson | 49-46 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Bobby (PF), Michael Dyck (C) Greg Cox, John Smith | |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-46 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney banks in the layup set up by Paul Adams | 51-46 |
| 01:49 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Nelson | 51-48 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| 01:07 | Wichita State | John Bobby is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Moyer - foul #2 on Walter Moyer, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Nelson | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-50 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | John Wood hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck is fouled on the floor by Paul Adams - foul #4 on Paul Adams, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | John Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Nielsen | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Nelson is called for the reach on Bert Warren in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Michael Dyck | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | John Nelson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-53 |