| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Shawn Toney inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Theroux | 25-25 |
| 19:16 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | Shawn Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews is fouled on the floor by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF) Timothy Matthews, Shawn Toney, Delbert Rogers | |
| 18:35 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 18:33 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Theroux - foul #4 on Mark Theroux, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Delbert Rogers (C) Mark Theroux | |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:18 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Donald Manzi misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 17:58 | Wichita State | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 17:41 | Wichita State | Robert Clark can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 17:39 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno's pass is intercepted by Terry O'Neill | 26-25 |
| 16:58 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers is hacked by Carl Eastin - foul #1 on Carl Eastin, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (PG), Rickey Darrow (SG), Jack Welch (C) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Delbert Rogers | |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot is hacked by Lionel Gray - foul #3 on Lionel Gray, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), John Campbell (SF) Lionel Gray, Alphonso Bruno | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG) Jerold Crofoot | |
| 16:29 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Donald Manzi tips it in | 26-27 |
| 16:05 | Wichita State | Donald Manzi is called for the reach on Patrick Heidel - foul #1 on Donald Manzi, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG), Kenneth Crabtree (PF) Robert Clark, Marko Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Delbert Rogers (C) Rickey Darrow, Jesse Floyd, Jack Welch | |
| 15:39 | Wichita State | David Larochelle comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-27 |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Larochelle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Campbell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Crabtree (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jerold Crofoot (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry O'Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Delbert Rogers | 26-30 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | John Campbell throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Heidel and the foul's on Rodney Anderson - foul #2 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, David Walters | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Rickey Darrow (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Jack Welch (C) Jerold Crofoot, Terry O'Neill, Donald Manzi, Delbert Rogers | |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Jack Welch is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno (SF) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (SG) Rickey Darrow | |
| 14:36 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 29-30 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Eastin | 29-30 |
| 14:13 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | Jack Welch snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 13:53 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), Marko Lewandowski (PF) Patrick Heidel, Kenneth Crabtree | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Delbert Rogers (C) Timothy Matthews, Jerold Crofoot, Jesse Floyd, Rodney Anderson | |
| 13:26 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 13:24 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 13:07 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers scores on a floater from the left block | 31-32 |
| 12:49 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 12:47 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Manzi and he's fouled by Carl Eastin - foul #2 on Carl Eastin, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Mark Theroux (PF) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Jack Welch | |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:42 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:20 | Wichita State | Robert Clark comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 12:18 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Eastin - foul #3 on Carl Eastin, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Rickey Darrow (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF) Timothy Matthews, Jerold Crofoot, Shawn Toney | |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Clark | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - David Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Air Force | 3 seconds is called on Donald Manzi | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), John Campbell (SF) Lionel Gray, Alphonso Bruno | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Jack Welch (C) Donald Manzi, Rickey Darrow, Jesse Floyd, Delbert Rogers | |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | David Walters misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski tips it in | 35-36 |
| 10:55 | Air Force | Jack Welch's fadeaway is rejected by David Walters | 35-36 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Shawn Toney grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Mark Theroux misses the turnaround near the basket | 35-36 |
| 10:33 | Wichita State | David Walters grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 10:17 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski is fouled on the floor by Mark Theroux - foul #5 on Mark Theroux, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Kenneth Crabtree (PF), Carl Eastin (C) Robert Clark, Marko Lewandowski, David Walters | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Timothy Matthews, Jerold Crofoot, Shawn Toney, Mark Theroux, Jack Welch | |
| 09:50 | Wichita State | The jump hook by John Campbell is blocked by Jesse Floyd | 35-36 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno (SF) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Shawn Toney (SF) Donald Manzi, Jesse Floyd | |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Anderson - foul #3 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (SG) Terry O'Neill | |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:58 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), Marko Lewandowski (PF) Patrick Heidel, Kenneth Crabtree | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry O'Neill (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Jack Welch (C) Timothy Matthews, Shawn Toney, Delbert Rogers | |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Jack Welch misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Eastin - foul #4 on Carl Eastin, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Delbert Rogers (C) Jerold Crofoot, Rodney Anderson | |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Jack Welch makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Jack Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:21 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-38 |
| 08:20 | Air Force | Jack Welch grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 08:13 | Air Force | Jack Welch makes the fadeaway from the left block | 36-40 |
| 07:57 | Wichita State | The jump hook by Marko Lewandowski is blocked by Delbert Rogers | 36-40 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), Carl Eastin (C) Lionel Gray, David Walters | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Shawn Toney (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF) Donald Manzi, Jesse Floyd, Jack Welch | |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:51 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Clark and he's fouled by Rodney Anderson - foul #4 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (SG), Jack Welch (C) Terry O'Neill, Delbert Rogers | |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerold Crofoot (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Anderson | 39-43 |
| 07:11 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Clark | 41-43 |
| 06:49 | Air Force | Shawn Toney hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Shawn Toney tips it in | 41-45 |
| 06:34 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-45 |
| 06:33 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 06:18 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 06:16 | Air Force | Jack Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:00 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | Robert Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), John Campbell (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF), David Walters (C) Robert Clark, Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Delbert Rogers (C) Timothy Matthews, Jerold Crofoot, Shawn Toney, Jack Welch | |
| 05:08 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 43-48 |
| 05:06 | Wichita State | John Campbell gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:37 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by David Walters | 45-48 |
| 04:22 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 04:07 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 03:46 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 03:44 | Wichita State | John Campbell gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | John Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Marko Lewandowski (PF), Carl Eastin (C) Patrick Heidel, John Campbell, Kenneth Crabtree, David Walters | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Jack Welch (PF) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Jesse Floyd, Rodney Anderson | |
| 03:32 | Air Force | Jack Welch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 03:30 | Air Force | Shawn Toney grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerold Crofoot (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Shawn Toney is hacked by Lionel Gray - foul #4 on Lionel Gray, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Shawn Toney makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Shawn Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Welch - foul #1 on Jack Welch, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Jack Welch snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:39 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Rogers | 46-53 |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 02:22 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF) Timothy Matthews, Shawn Toney | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerold Crofoot | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Wichita State | Jerold Crofoot steals it from Lionel Gray in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 01:24 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-55 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers tips it back up and in | 46-57 |
| 01:12 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 01:11 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 00:45 | Air Force | Jack Welch hits a turnaround near the basket | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno can't tip it in | 46-59 |
| 00:37 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Marko Lewandowski swats the shot by Rickey Darrow | 46-59 |
| 00:11 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Jack Welch - foul #2 on Jack Welch, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF) Jerold Crofoot, Rickey Darrow, Jesse Floyd, Jack Welch | |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews runs out the clock | 48-59 |