| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Leonard Umana (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy George (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Gorski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Boyd Hurd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch inbounds the ball | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| 19:28 | Wichita State | Timothy George hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Hoehn | 46-33 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Blair - foul #2 on Christopher Blair, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Liebowitz | 46-36 |
| 18:31 | Wichita State | Boyd Hurd misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Umana takes the ball from Alexander Hoehn | 46-36 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Boris Gorski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Barnette | 46-36 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway (PG), Louis Hood (SG), Aaron Lynn (SF), Ronny Check (PF), Chad Monday (C) Leonard Umana, Timothy George, Boris Gorski, Boyd Hurd, Christopher Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Jeff Logston picks off the pass by Monte Treadaway | 46-36 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-36 |
| 17:10 | Wichita State | Chad Monday grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | Chad Monday can't finish the layup | 46-36 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Monte Treadaway steals it from Todd Carter in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Louis Hood makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 49-36 |
| 16:05 | Wichita State | Ronny Check grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronny Check | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Monte Treadaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Lynn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronny Check (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Monday (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Chad Monday - foul #1 on Chad Monday, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Umana (PG), Timothy George (SG), Boris Gorski (SF), Boyd Hurd (PF), Christopher Blair (C) Monte Treadaway, Louis Hood, Aaron Lynn, Ronny Check, Chad Monday | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Robert Hittle (C) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston, Larry Morgan | |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 15:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Robert Hittle is called for the reach on Christopher Blair - foul #1 on Robert Hittle, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Todd Carter, Robert Hittle | |
| 14:34 | Wichita State | Leonard Umana misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair hits the follow up shot | 53-37 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Barnette | 53-39 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Robert Liebowitz steps in front of the Boyd Hurd pass | 53-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is hacked by Timothy George in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy George, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is hacked by Leonard Umana - foul #2 on Leonard Umana, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (C) Robert Hittle | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | Boris Gorski gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Timothy George misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 12:43 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair tips it in | 55-39 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Umana - foul #3 on Leonard Umana, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway (PG), Louis Hood (SG), Aaron Lynn (SF), Chad Monday (PF), Samuel Fischer (C) Leonard Umana, Timothy George, Boris Gorski, Boyd Hurd, Christopher Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Jeff Logston (PF) Robert Liebowitz, Andrew Barnette | |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch loses the dribble to Samuel Fischer | 55-40 |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | Samuel Fischer gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 11:49 | Wichita State | Samuel Fischer is fouled on the floor by Todd Carter - foul #3 on Todd Carter, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronny Check (PF) Samuel Fischer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Stanley Burch, Larry Morgan | |
| 11:32 | Wichita State | Aaron Lynn blows the dunk | 55-40 |
| 11:30 | Wichita State | Louis Hood tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Monte Treadaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Lynn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronny Check (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Monday (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 11:10 | Wichita State | Chad Monday grabs the board | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Aaron Lynn hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ronny Check | 59-40 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-40 |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | Ronny Check grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 10:15 | Wichita State | Chad Monday misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-40 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Chad Monday grabs the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 09:53 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway scores on a 3 from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith double dribbles | 62-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Umana (PG), Timothy George (SG), Boris Gorski (SF), Boyd Hurd (PF), Christopher Blair (C) Monte Treadaway, Louis Hood, Aaron Lynn, Ronny Check, Chad Monday | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Lawrence Hogan (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Todd Carter, Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 09:19 | Wichita State | Lawrence Hogan takes the ball from Boris Gorski | 62-40 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Hogan and the foul's on Timothy George - foul #3 on Timothy George, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Lawrence Hogan | |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:40 | Wichita State | Stanley Burch is called for the reach on Boris Gorski - foul #1 on Stanley Burch, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Leonard Umana can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-43 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is open but misses the lay-in | 62-43 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | Leonard Umana loses the dribble to Dennis Mingo in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-43 |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | Boris Gorski snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 07:30 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Leonard Umana (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy George (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Gorski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boyd Hurd (tiring) 3 reb. C - Christopher Blair (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Umana - foul #4 on Leonard Umana, team foul #7 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Louis Hood (PG), Berdy Zoquier (SG), Monte Treadaway (SF), Aaron Lynn (PF), Samuel Fischer (C) Leonard Umana, Timothy George, Boris Gorski, Boyd Hurd, Christopher Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Robert Hittle (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Larry Morgan | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway is fouled on the floor by Todd Carter - foul #4 on Todd Carter, team foul #4 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronny Check (PF), Chad Monday (C) Berdy Zoquier, Samuel Fischer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (SG), Jeff Logston (PF) Dennis Mingo, Robert Hittle | |
| 06:25 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway double dribbles | 64-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Umana (PG) Louis Hood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is fouled on the floor by Monte Treadaway - foul #2 on Monte Treadaway, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Timothy George (SG), Samuel Fischer (C) Monte Treadaway, Aaron Lynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Andrew Barnette (PF) Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:46 | Wichita State | Timothy George connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Umana | 67-47 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Todd Carter | 67-50 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Ronny Check misses long on a floater near the basket | 67-50 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-50 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway (SF), Christopher Blair (C) Chad Monday, Samuel Fischer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Stanley Burch (SF) Todd Carter, Percy Fry | |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 04:55 | Wichita State | Ronny Check grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:31 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair clanks a shot from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Hoehn | 67-50 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz drills a 3 from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 03:58 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Barnette - foul #1 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Boris Gorski (SF), Chad Monday (PF) Monte Treadaway, Ronny Check | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 03:58 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:58 | Wichita State | Christopher Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 69-53 |
| 03:44 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Christopher Blair | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Leonard Umana double dribbles | 69-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Louis Hood (PG), Berdy Zoquier (SG), Aaron Lynn (SF), Samuel Fischer (C) Leonard Umana, Timothy George, Boris Gorski, Christopher Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Larry Morgan (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry travels in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Todd Carter is called for the reach on Samuel Fischer - foul #5 on Todd Carter, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway (PG) Berdy Zoquier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Hogan (SF) Todd Carter | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Monte Treadaway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Monday (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Hogan (fresh) PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Monday | 72-53 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Monte Treadaway - foul #3 on Monte Treadaway, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:55 | Wichita State | Louis Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Chad Monday misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | Samuel Fischer snags the offensive board | 72-54 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-54 |
| 01:58 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Fischer | 72-54 |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Samuel Fischer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-54 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Percy Fry is blocked by Samuel Fischer | 72-54 |
| 01:23 | Wichita State | Louis Hood gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | Aaron Lynn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Monte Treadaway steals it from Percy Fry in the backcourt | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | Aaron Lynn drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Hood | 74-54 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Hogan can't finish the layup | 74-54 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry tips it back up and in | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Monte Treadaway runs out the clock | 74-56 |