| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) SF - Thomas Green (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) C - Glen Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) SG - Robert Clark (fresh) SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Wichita State | Robert Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Reeves - foul #1 on Israel Reeves, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Alphonso Bruno | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Wichita State | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Huffman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Huffman, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 17:38 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray is whistled for traveling | 0-1 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), David Larochelle (SG), John Campbell (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF) Lionel Gray, Robert Clark, Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski | |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Crabtree - foul #1 on Kenneth Crabtree, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 2-1 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:03 | Wichita State | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on David Larochelle - foul #1 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Thomas Green (SF) Roger Grimes, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, David Walters | |
| 15:48 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-1 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glen Norcross (C) Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Marko Lewandowski (PF) Patrick Heidel, John Campbell, Kenneth Crabtree | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Philip Scheffel (fresh) SF - Thomas Green (fresh) PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) SG - Robert Clark (fresh) SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge is fouled on the floor by Carl Eastin - foul #1 on Carl Eastin, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Philip Scheffel | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Thomas Green makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-1 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski knocks in the floater from close range set up by Lionel Gray | 5-3 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is whistled for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Aaron Kresge, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), David Larochelle (SG), Thomas Bushovisky (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF), David Walters (C) Lionel Gray, Robert Clark, Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski, Carl Eastin | |
| 14:03 | Wichita State | David Walters blows the layup | 5-3 |
| 14:02 | Wichita State | David Larochelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:35 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | David Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:19 | Wichita State | Raymond Vigue is called for the reach on Kenneth Crabtree - foul #1 on Raymond Vigue, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Zubia, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), John Campbell (SF), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, Thomas Bushovisky, David Walters | |
| 12:54 | Wichita State | John Campbell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-3 |
| 12:52 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 12:31 | Wichita State | Robert Clark knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Heidel | 5-5 |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Thomas Green grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Robert Clark steals it from Roger Grimes | 5-5 |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Robert Clark misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes is fouled on the floor by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Raymond Vigue (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Marko Lewandowski (PF), David Walters (C) Robert Clark, John Campbell, Kenneth Crabtree, Carl Eastin | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Norcross | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Vigue (fresh) C - Glen Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Walters (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 8-5 |
| 11:03 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lionel Gray | 8-7 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG), Michael Zubia (SF) Thomas Green, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG) Patrick Heidel | |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | David Walters is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 10:05 | Wichita State | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the jump hook from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 09:48 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 09:28 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 8-7 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Philip Scheffel | 8-7 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is hacked by Lionel Gray - foul #1 on Lionel Gray, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Michael Zubia, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), John Campbell (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF), David Walters (C) Lionel Gray, Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski, Carl Eastin | |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue misses the shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 08:27 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree misses the wide open floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Israel Reeves - foul #2 on Israel Reeves, team foul #7 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG), Ethan Graves (C) Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG) Robert Clark | |
| 08:27 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 08:27 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 08:01 | Wichita State | David Walters pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 07:38 | Wichita State | John Campbell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Grimes (fresh) SG - Philip Scheffel (fresh) SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Vigue (fairly fresh) C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Larochelle (fresh) SF - John Campbell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Crabtree (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Walters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ethan Graves | 10-8 |
| 06:57 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Grimes - foul #1 on Roger Grimes, team foul #8 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Philip Scheffel, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Robert Clark (SG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Carl Eastin (C) Patrick Heidel, David Larochelle, John Campbell, David Walters | |
| 06:57 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski (PF) Kenneth Crabtree | |
| 06:15 | Wichita State | Michael Zubia is called for the reach on Marko Lewandowski - foul #1 on Michael Zubia, team foul #9 | 10-8 |
| 06:15 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 06:15 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 05:38 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Glen Norcross - foul #1 on Glen Norcross, team foul #10 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ethan Graves (PF) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:38 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 05:38 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Zubia, team foul #11 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Mathews, Michael Zubia, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (SG), David Walters (C) Robert Clark, Carl Eastin | |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel's pass is intercepted by Thomas Green in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is fouled on the floor by Lionel Gray - foul #2 on Lionel Gray, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (C) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG) Lionel Gray | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel loses the dribble to Alphonso Bruno | 13-12 |
| 04:35 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel is hacked by Roger Grimes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Grimes, team foul #12 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG) Roger Grimes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Campbell (SF) Alphonso Bruno | |
| 04:35 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 04:35 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 04:21 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 04:20 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 03:57 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Clopton - foul #1 on Michael Clopton, team foul #13 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), Kenneth Crabtree (PF), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, Marko Lewandowski, David Walters | |
| 03:57 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 03:57 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 03:57 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Eastin | 13-14 |
| 03:41 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree is alone and throws it down | 13-16 |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) SF - Philip Scheffel (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Campbell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Crabtree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Wichita State | John Campbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Heidel | 13-18 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | John Campbell denies the turnaround by Aaron Kresge | 13-18 |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 02:26 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Patrick Heidel and he's hacked by Aaron Kresge - foul #3 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #14 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Zubia (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), David Walters (C) Patrick Heidel, John Campbell, Carl Eastin | |
| 02:26 | Wichita State | Kenneth Crabtree makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Zubia - foul #3 on Michael Zubia, team foul #15 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Zubia, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (SG), Marko Lewandowski (PF) Robert Clark, Kenneth Crabtree | |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross double dribbles | 16-23 |
| 01:03 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG) Roger Grimes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman tips it home | 18-23 |
| 00:18 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Heidel | 18-25 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the runner in the lane | 21-27 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a fullcourt shot | 21-27 |