| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) SF - David Walters (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Wichita State | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | David Walters misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Wichita State | John Campbell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Thompson | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | David Scott is fouled on the floor by David Walters - foul #1 on David Walters, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons lays it in | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Walters | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate's layup is rejected by John Campbell | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin is hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Heidel | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Herschel Royal | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is fouled on the floor by Patrick Heidel - foul #1 on Patrick Heidel, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier (PF) John Campbell | |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Eric Sharp is denied by Carl Eastin | 4-10 |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Walters | 4-10 |
| 16:02 | Wichita State | Eric Sharp takes the ball from Carl Eastin | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Walters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Cloutier (fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SF), Stephen Andress (C) David Walters, Carl Eastin | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:34 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Stephen Andress | 6-10 |
| 14:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Andress - foul #1 on Stephen Andress, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Bradley Piner (SF), Wayne Allen (PF) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, David Scott | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (SF), John Campbell (PF), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, Roger Cloutier, Stephen Andress | |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Heidel | 7-12 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Walters - foul #2 on David Walters, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF) Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF) David Walters | |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:51 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wayne Allen - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Tate | 11-14 |
| 12:58 | Wichita State | John Campbell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Patrick Heidel | 11-16 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 12:33 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress can't throw it down | 11-16 |
| 12:27 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin tips it back up and in | 11-18 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-18 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen can't tip it in | 11-18 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen hits the follow up shot | 13-18 |
| 11:36 | Wichita State | Thomas Fisher steps in front of the John Campbell pass | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Andress (fairly fresh) PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Eastin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Thompson is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), David Scott (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Bradley Piner, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG), Kenneth Romans (SF), Roger Cloutier (C) Stephen Thompson, Stephen Andress, Carl Eastin | |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | David Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Tate and he's hacked by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG) Joshua Tate | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | David Larochelle is hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #2 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Everman (C) Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Romans - foul #1 on Kenneth Romans, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) John Campbell | |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:47 | Wichita State | David Larochelle travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (C) Robert Everman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses long on a jumper from the right side | 18-18 |
| 09:16 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Larochelle | 18-18 |
| 08:59 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin lays it up and in | 18-20 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | David Larochelle snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 18-20 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen loses the dribble to Roger Cloutier | 18-20 |
| 07:40 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 18-20 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Heidel steals it from Joshua Tate | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Larochelle (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Romans (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Romans - foul #2 on Kenneth Romans, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Bradley Piner (PF), Robert Everman (C) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (SG), Stephen Andress (SF), John Campbell (PF) David Larochelle, Kenneth Romans, Roger Cloutier | |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:27 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Herschel Royal - foul #1 on Herschel Royal, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SG), David Walters (SF) Patrick Heidel, Stephen Andress | |
| 06:27 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:27 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Everman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-24 |
| 05:59 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Thompson | 20-24 |
| 05:33 | Wichita State | Harvey Maddux steals it from Stephen Thompson | 20-24 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Eric Sharp (SG), Herschel Royal (SF) Mathew Reidy, Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans (PG), Roger Cloutier (C) Tony Herron, Carl Eastin | |
| 04:47 | Wichita State | David Walters misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier tips it back up and in | 20-26 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Sharp | 23-26 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | John Campbell misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Herschel Royal - foul #2 on Herschel Royal, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Herschel Royal, Robert Everman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG) Kenneth Romans | |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 03:43 | Wichita State | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:24 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | John Campbell tips it in | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Piner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Walters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Eric Sharp, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Daniel Simmons (C) Bradley Piner, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SF), Stephen Andress (C) David Walters, Roger Cloutier | |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herschel Royal | 27-31 |
| 02:05 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the dunk attempt | 27-31 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 27-31 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sharp | 27-31 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses the easy open layup | 27-31 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate tips it home | 29-31 |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | John Campbell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Herschel Royal - foul #3 on Herschel Royal, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Bradley Piner (SF), Wayne Allen (PF) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, David Scott | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (SF), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, Stephen Andress | |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner is fouled on the floor by Carl Eastin - foul #1 on Carl Eastin, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier (PF) John Campbell | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mathew Reidy | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-33 |