| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Vigue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Thomas Green can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-20 |
| 19:12 | Illinois State | Thomas Green tips it but misses | 30-20 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:04 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno travels in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Thomas Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Robert Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 18:20 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski hits a jumper from close range | 32-20 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 18:13 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 18:07 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Huffman is called for the reach on Robert Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Huffman, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on Marko Lewandowski - foul #2 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #2 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Campbell (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF) Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zubia (SF) Thomas Green | |
| 17:36 | Wichita State | David Walters is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Clark | 34-20 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Roger Grimes | 34-22 |
| 17:03 | Wichita State | John Campbell hits the easy wide open finger roll | 36-22 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes is fouled on the floor by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), David Larochelle (SG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Marko Lewandowski (PF), Carl Eastin (C) Lionel Gray, Robert Clark, John Campbell, Kenneth Crabtree, David Walters | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Thomas Green (SF) Roger Grimes, Michael Zubia | |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno picks off the pass by Thomas Green | 36-22 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel's pass is intercepted by Michael Mathews in the backcourt | 36-22 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews banks in the layup | 36-24 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses long on a runner from close range | 36-24 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews hits a jumpshot from the right side | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Larochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Scheffel (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Kresge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ethan Graves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-26 |
| 15:22 | Wichita State | David Larochelle gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:04 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the floater from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Green gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-26 |
| 14:26 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:01 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Marko Lewandowski and he's fouled by Ethan Graves - foul #2 on Ethan Graves, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG), Robert Clark (SG), John Campbell (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF) Patrick Heidel, David Larochelle, Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Thomas Green, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| 14:01 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin misses the free throw | 38-26 |
| 14:01 | Wichita State | John Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 13:45 | Wichita State | Glen Norcross denies the turnaround by Carl Eastin | 38-26 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 13:24 | Wichita State | John Campbell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is called for a charge - foul #4 on Glen Norcross, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (C) Glen Norcross | |
| 12:42 | Wichita State | Robert Clark is fouled on the floor by Michael Zubia - foul #3 on Michael Zubia, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| 12:20 | Wichita State | David Walters clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 12:19 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Israel Reeves | 38-28 |
| 11:53 | Wichita State | John Campbell knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Walters and he's hacked by Michael Zubia - foul #4 on Michael Zubia, team foul #6 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (SG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Marko Lewandowski (PF) Robert Clark, Kenneth Crabtree, David Walters | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Thomas Green (SF) Roger Grimes, Michael Zubia | |
| 11:53 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Thomas Green comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Thomas Green tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) SG - Israel Reeves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Vigue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Wichita State | Thomas Green is called for the reach on Alphonso Bruno - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG), David Walters (C) Lionel Gray, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG) Michael Clopton, Israel Reeves | |
| 11:02 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 11:02 | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | David Larochelle takes the ball from Aaron Kresge | 43-30 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | David Larochelle hits the finger roll | 45-30 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Green buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Mathews | 45-32 |
| 10:01 | Wichita State | David Larochelle is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Larochelle, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), Thomas Bushovisky (SF), Kenneth Crabtree (PF) David Larochelle, Alphonso Bruno, Marko Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG), Ethan Graves (C) Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 09:27 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | David Walters is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Bushovisky | 47-32 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 08:54 | Wichita State | David Walters gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel is hacked by Michael Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #8 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG) Patrick Heidel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 49-32 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Thomas Green grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Green out of a doubleteam | 49-34 |
| 08:25 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Huffman in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 49-34 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Grimes | 49-37 |
| 07:34 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (SG), Alphonso Bruno (SF), Marko Lewandowski (PF), John Campbell (C) Robert Clark, Thomas Bushovisky, Kenneth Crabtree, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Scheffel (fresh) PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Israel Reeves - foul #2 on Israel Reeves, team foul #9 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG), David Walters (C) Lionel Gray, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ethan Graves (PF) Israel Reeves | |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 06:03 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #10 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zubia (SF) Michael Mathews | |
| 06:03 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:03 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross tips it back up and in | 54-43 |
| 05:44 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel is hacked by Aaron Kresge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #11 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Gray (PG) David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Thomas Green (SF) Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge | |
| 05:44 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:44 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Norcross | 56-43 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Patrick Heidel is called for the reach on Michael Zubia - foul #3 on Patrick Heidel, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Clark (SG), John Campbell (SF) Patrick Heidel, Alphonso Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Green | 56-45 |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lionel Gray and he's hacked by Ethan Graves - foul #3 on Ethan Graves, team foul #12 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Roger Grimes, Thomas Green, Ethan Graves | |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman scores on a shot in the paint | 59-47 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski lays it up and in | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses the shot in the lane | 61-47 |
| 03:25 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray grabs the board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 61-47 |
| 02:57 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski tips it home | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - David Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Zubia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves can't tip it in | 63-47 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Robert Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray misses the floater from just outside the lane | 63-47 |
| 02:20 | Wichita State | David Walters snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | John Campbell hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Clark | 65-47 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves knocks in the runner from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | Michael Zubia is called for the reach on John Campbell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Zubia, team foul #13 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Michael Zubia, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge can't finish the layup | 67-49 |
| 01:36 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Clark | 69-49 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge scores on a shot from close range and he's hacked by Carl Eastin - foul #2 on Carl Eastin, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alphonso Bruno (SF) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:45 | Wichita State | Aaron Kresge steals it from Marko Lewandowski | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Kresge | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ethan Graves - foul #4 on Ethan Graves, team foul #14 | 69-54 |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Marko Lewandowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roger Grimes | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Lionel Gray runs out the clock | 71-56 |