| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Middaugh (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ernest Macaluso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak inbounds the ball | 51-28 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the shot from the left side | 51-28 |
| 19:48 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso grabs the board | 51-28 |
| 19:30 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jon Greenwood | 54-28 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Larry Potter is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #3 on Larry Potter, team foul #1 | 54-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs (C) Larry Potter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Tommy Brown | 54-31 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers buries a fadeaway from the left side | 54-33 |
| 18:28 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-33 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gaiser - foul #2 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #1 | 54-33 |
| 17:38 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Anthony Engelman - foul #3 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 17:38 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 17:38 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG) Tommy Brown | |
| 17:25 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-33 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is fouled on the floor by Jon Greenwood - foul #1 on Jon Greenwood, team foul #2 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SF) Jerry Gaiser | |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-33 |
| 16:55 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 16:48 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-33 |
| 16:46 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh gets the offensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jessie Hazel - foul #3 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #3 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG) Jon Greenwood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Joseph Mecham (C) Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel | |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 59-33 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Keith Middaugh takes the ball from Tommy Brown | 59-33 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh hits the finger roll | 61-33 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown banks in the layup | 61-35 |
| 15:51 | Wichita State | William Pawlak is called for the reach on Keith Middaugh - foul #1 on William Pawlak, team foul #4 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Larry Potter (C) Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, David Swarts, Joseph Mecham | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Bradley Messer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Middaugh (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Wichita State | Anthony Engelman steals it from Larry Potter | 61-35 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-35 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers tips it home | 61-37 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Messer | 64-37 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-37 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Larry Potter grabs the board | 64-37 |
| 14:36 | Wichita State | Larry Potter is fouled on the floor by William Pawlak - foul #2 on William Pawlak, team foul #5 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Charles Feaster (PF) Bradley Messer, Ernest Macaluso | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Joel Palmer (SF) Tommy Brown, William Pawlak | |
| 14:25 | Wichita State | Larry Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-37 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Larry Potter steals the ball from Phillip Myers | 64-37 |
| 14:09 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-37 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | Larry Potter grabs the offensive board | 64-37 |
| 13:49 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-37 |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster grabs the offensive rebound | 64-37 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh blows the layup | 64-37 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 64-37 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-37 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 64-37 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a turnaround in the paint | 64-39 |
| 13:03 | Wichita State | Anthony Engelman steals the ball from Keith Middaugh | 64-39 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Potter - foul #4 on Larry Potter, team foul #3 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Grant Harada (SG), Lewis Flynn (SF), Ernest Macaluso (PF), Christopher Dobbs (C) Jonathan Joiner, Keith Middaugh, Charles Feaster, Larry Potter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), David Swarts (PF) Jerry Gaiser, Larry Bybee, Phillip Myers | |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 12:41 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dobbs | 64-40 |
| 12:19 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso banks in the layup on a great pass from Grant Harada | 66-40 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-40 |
| 12:08 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 66-40 |
| 11:50 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 66-40 |
| 11:49 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso gets the offensive rebound | 66-40 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grant Harada (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Flynn (fresh) PF - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jon Greenwood | 68-40 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the turnaround in the paint | 68-40 |
| 11:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ernest Macaluso | 68-40 |
| 11:00 | Wichita State | Grant Harada makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Greenwood | 71-40 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Tommy Brown | 71-42 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Grant Harada makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lewis Flynn | 73-42 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-42 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs gets the rebound | 73-42 |
| 09:54 | Wichita State | Grant Harada comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-42 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts snags the defensive board | 73-42 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Macaluso is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #2 on Ernest Macaluso, team foul #4 | 73-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG), Jonathan Joiner (SG), Keith Middaugh (SF), Charles Feaster (C) Jon Greenwood, Grant Harada, Lewis Flynn, Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Joel Palmer, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, David Swarts, Anthony Engelman | |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser is hacked by Ernest Macaluso - foul #3 on Ernest Macaluso, team foul #5 | 73-42 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-42 |
| 09:20 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh pulls down the rebound | 73-42 |
| 09:15 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Joiner | 75-42 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-42 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 75-42 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-42 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers hits the follow up shot | 75-44 |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | Jerry Gaiser takes the ball from Jonathan Joiner | 75-44 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses the shot from the right side | 75-44 |
| 08:21 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| 08:00 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-44 |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Feaster | 75-44 |
| 07:54 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-44 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers gets the rebound | 75-44 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Meredith | 75-46 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Bradley Messer (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Middaugh (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Macaluso (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Feaster (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-46 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith pulls down the rebound | 75-46 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Hazel | 75-49 |
| 07:05 | Wichita State | Jerry Gaiser is called for the reach on Bradley Messer - foul #3 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #6 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Larry Potter (C) Bradley Messer, Ernest Macaluso, Charles Feaster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), David Swarts (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Jerry Gaiser, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Phillip Myers, Jessie Hazel | |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Joiner | 77-49 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Keith Middaugh steals it from Joel Palmer | 77-49 |
| 06:09 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-49 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Mecham | 77-49 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Jon Greenwood takes the ball from Tommy Brown | 77-49 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner drills a floater from the free throw line | 79-49 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-49 |
| 05:27 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 79-49 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Larry Potter comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 79-49 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Swarts | 79-49 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-49 |
| 04:58 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs gets the rebound | 79-49 |
| 04:42 | Wichita State | Larry Potter misses long on a floater from the left side | 79-49 |
| 04:41 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs snags the offensive board | 79-49 |
| 04:29 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Potter | 82-49 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-49 |
| 04:10 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dobbs | 82-49 |
| 03:50 | Wichita State | Larry Potter misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 82-49 |
| 03:48 | Wichita State | Larry Potter tips it but misses | 82-49 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham snags the defensive board | 82-49 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Joiner (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Middaugh (tiring) 22 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Swarts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Mecham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts's floater is knocked away by Larry Potter | 82-49 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mecham | 82-49 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG), Grant Harada (SG), Lewis Flynn (SF), Charles Feaster (PF) Jon Greenwood, Jonathan Joiner, Keith Middaugh, Larry Potter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, David Swarts, Joseph Mecham | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs is hacked by Jessie Hazel - foul #4 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #7 | 82-49 |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 83-49 |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 83-49 |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster snags the offensive board | 83-49 |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Larry Bybee is called for the reach on Bradley Messer - foul #1 on Larry Bybee, team foul #8 | 83-49 |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer misses the 1st free throw | 83-49 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel snags the defensive board | 83-49 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-49 |
| 02:43 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dobbs | 83-49 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs is hacked by Jessie Hazel - foul #5 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #9 | 83-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (C) Jessie Hazel | |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 84-49 |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Theodore Wichrowski is denied by Christopher Dobbs | 85-49 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith misses the tip | 85-49 |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster grabs the board | 85-49 |
| 01:49 | Wichita State | Grant Harada blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Bybee - foul #2 on Larry Bybee, team foul #10 | 85-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham (C) Theodore Wichrowski | |
| 01:49 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses the 1st free throw | 85-49 |
| 01:49 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts gets the rebound | 85-49 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-49 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith snags the offensive board | 85-49 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joel Palmer | 85-52 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-52 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham snags the defensive board | 85-52 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 85-52 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts tips it home | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Grant Harada hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Bybee - foul #3 on Larry Bybee, team foul #11 | 85-54 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses the 1st free throw | 85-54 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Grant Harada makes the 2nd free throw | 86-54 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts dunks the ball | 86-56 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer runs out the clock | 86-56 |