| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) C - Harold Peake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) SG - John Nelson (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) C - Michael Dyck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Wichita State | John Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck tips it in | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Dyck steals the ball from John Crist | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | John Bobby buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Wichita State | Danny Ardoin steals the ball from Michael Dyck | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | John Crist scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ralph King | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Wichita State | John Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Bobby - foul #1 on John Bobby, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor (SF), Edward McMindes (C) Danny Ardoin, Harold Peake | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:08 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen is hacked by Ralph King - foul #1 on Ralph King, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG) Ralph King, John Crist | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:00 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck lays it up and in set up by John Lawrence | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin connects on the shot in the lane set up by Kenneth Orvis | 10-6 |
| 16:17 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Harold Peake (C) Roland Taylor, Alton McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SG) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson | |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 10-6 |
| 15:58 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Edward McMindes (fresh) C - Harold Peake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) SG - Daniel Osborne (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne blows the layup but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:54 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:54 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Bobby - foul #2 on John Bobby, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Greg Cox (PF) John Bobby | |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:12 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck can't throw it down | 12-7 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Peake and he's fouled by John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin (PF) Harold Peake | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne | |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:47 | Wichita State | Greg Cox gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:25 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck is hacked by John Crist - foul #1 on John Crist, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor (SF), Philip McCown (C) Danny Ardoin, Edward McMindes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:13 | Wichita State | Roland Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Nielsen - foul #1 on Roland Taylor, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| 13:56 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Nielsen is called for the reach on Ralph King - foul #1 on Joseph Nielsen, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG) Ralph King, John Crist | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis blows the dunk | 14-9 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin tips it back up and in | 16-9 |
| 12:54 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck can't tip it in | 16-9 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Clark | 19-9 |
| 12:13 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 19-9 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor's floater is tipped away by Michael Dyck | 19-9 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | David Clark can't tip it in | 19-9 |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 11:44 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 19-9 |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck tips it home | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip McCown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fairly fresh) SG - John Nelson (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (tiring) PF - Greg Cox (fairly fresh) C - Michael Dyck (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nielsen - foul #2 on Joseph Nielsen, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Edward McMindes (PF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark, Roland Taylor, Alton McLaughlin, Philip McCown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SG), Walter Moyer (SF), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson, John Lawrence, Michael Dyck | |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 11:17 | Wichita State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:12 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-11 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses the shot from close range | 19-11 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes snags the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by Greg Cox - foul #1 on Greg Cox, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 10:20 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | John Smith blows the dunk | 19-11 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | John Crist loses the dribble to Daniel Osborne | 19-11 |
| 09:44 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the lay-in | 19-11 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward McMindes, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin (PF) Edward McMindes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Michael Dyck (C) Daniel Osborne, Walter Moyer, John Smith | |
| 09:21 | Wichita State | John Nelson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Greg Cox | 19-14 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 09:06 | Wichita State | Greg Cox snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 08:43 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin is fouled on the floor by Greg Cox - foul #2 on Greg Cox, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Harold Peake | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Bobby (PF) Greg Cox | |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:01 | Wichita State | John Nelson is hacked by Roland Taylor - foul #2 on Roland Taylor, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (SF) Roland Taylor | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 07:49 | Wichita State | John Lawrence misses short on a floater from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Orvis | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Philip McCown (fresh) PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | John Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott Barnes steals the ball from David Clark | 23-14 |
| 06:19 | Wichita State | John Nelson double dribbles | 23-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark, Philip McCown, Alton McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SG), Walter Moyer (SF), John Smith (C) John Nelson, John Lawrence, Michael Dyck | |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | John Bobby swats the short shot by John Crist | 23-14 |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:45 | Wichita State | John Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | John Bobby gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:06 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer's pass is intercepted by John Crist | 23-14 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes lays it in on a nice dish by John Crist | 25-14 |
| 04:31 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes is fouled on the floor by Ralph King - foul #2 on Ralph King, team foul #7 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), Alton McLaughlin (PF) Ralph King, Edward McMindes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Michael Dyck (C) Daniel Osborne, Walter Moyer, John Smith | |
| 04:31 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-14 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis hits the follow up shot | 27-14 |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Nelson | 27-16 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Roland Taylor (SF), Philip McCown (C) Kenneth Orvis, Danny Ardoin, Harold Peake | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG) Scott Barnes | |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | John Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip McCown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) SG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) PF - John Bobby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #10 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes (C) Philip McCown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Smith (C) Michael Dyck | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | John Nelson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Nielsen | 30-19 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Bobby - foul #3 on John Bobby, team foul #11 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) John Crist, Roland Taylor | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Greg Cox (PF) John Bobby | |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:18 | Wichita State | Greg Cox gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 02:00 | Wichita State | John Lawrence can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 01:58 | Wichita State | Greg Cox can't tip it in | 31-19 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Ralph King | 33-19 |
| 01:16 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen is whistled for a carry | 33-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake (C) Alton McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SG), Walter Moyer (SF), Michael Dyck (C) John Nelson, John Lawrence, John Smith | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Osborne steals it from Danny Ardoin | 33-19 |
| 00:37 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Nielsen | 33-22 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF) Ralph King, Danny Ardoin, Edward McMindes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck loses the dribble to Harold Peake | 33-22 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-22 |