| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) PF - James Willis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Middaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Macaluso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luis Smith - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | James Willis knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Michael Patrick | 32-42 |
| 19:07 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Stemple | 32-42 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | Luis Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 18:47 | Evansville | James Willis gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | James Willis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Larry Potter pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:09 | Wichita State | Raymond Pooley steals the ball from Keith Middaugh | 32-42 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | James Willis misses short on a floater from close range | 32-42 |
| 17:47 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:27 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Jon Greenwood steals the ball from Raymond Pooley | 32-42 |
| 16:59 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jon Greenwood | 32-44 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Patrick | 35-44 |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Stemple | 35-44 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Luis Smith connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Willis | 37-44 |
| 15:57 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh double dribbles | 37-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Raymond Pooley, Luis Smith, James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG) Jon Greenwood | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - John Laws (fresh) C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Bradley Messer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Middaugh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Potter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg's pass is intercepted by Bradley Messer | 37-44 |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 15:30 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:18 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Messer | 37-46 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-46 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | John Laws gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 14:26 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lewis Swedberg | 39-46 |
| 14:00 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner is fouled on the floor by Israel Rotz - foul #2 on Israel Rotz, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), Luis Smith (SF), James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Lewis Swedberg, Thomas Shelton, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG) Bradley Messer | |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jon Greenwood and the foul's on James Willis - foul #2 on James Willis, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs (PF) Ernest Macaluso | |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:52 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 13:23 | Wichita State | Larry Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:18 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-48 |
| 13:16 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:11 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-48 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | James Willis pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | Larry Potter denies the turnaround by James Willis | 39-48 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | James Willis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Dobbs - foul #3 on Christopher Dobbs, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Grant Harada (SG), Ernest Macaluso (PF) Jonathan Joiner, Christopher Dobbs | |
| 12:19 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:04 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso is fouled on the floor by James Willis - foul #3 on James Willis, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (PF) James Willis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn (SF) Keith Middaugh | |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | Larry Potter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Potter, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - John Laws (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Harada (fresh) SF - Lewis Flynn (fresh) PF - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Potter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:09 | Evansville | John Laws knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Raymond Pooley and he's hacked by Ernest Macaluso - foul #3 on Ernest Macaluso, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Luis Smith (SF), Herbert Dickens (C) Israel Rotz, Thomas Shelton, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh (SF) Lewis Flynn | |
| 11:09 | Evansville | John Laws makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Laws - foul #1 on John Laws, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Willis (PF) John Laws | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Christopher Dobbs (C) Grant Harada, Larry Potter | |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley's pass is intercepted by Jon Greenwood | 43-49 |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Willis - foul #4 on James Willis, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG), Charles Feaster (C) Jon Greenwood, Ernest Macaluso | |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 09:37 | Wichita State | Jimmy Stemple swats the layup by Jonathan Joiner | 43-50 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | Michael Patrick misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Messer | 43-52 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Michael Patrick makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jimmy Stemple and he's hacked by Bradley Messer - foul #1 on Bradley Messer, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF) Raymond Pooley, Luis Smith, James Willis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Grant Harada (SG), Lewis Flynn (SF), Ernest Macaluso (PF), Larry Potter (C) Bradley Messer, Jonathan Joiner, Keith Middaugh, Christopher Dobbs, Charles Feaster | |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Michael Patrick makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:07 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:01 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | Larry Potter misses the tip | 46-52 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - John Laws (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Grant Harada (fresh) SF - Lewis Flynn (fresh) PF - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Potter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Wichita State | Grant Harada clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 07:15 | Wichita State | Larry Potter tips it home | 49-54 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 52-54 |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | Grant Harada hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jon Greenwood | 52-57 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple tips it in | 54-57 |
| 06:11 | Wichita State | Larry Potter misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 54-57 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Laws | 56-57 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), Luis Smith (SF), James Willis (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Lewis Swedberg, Thomas Shelton, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Keith Middaugh (SF) Grant Harada, Lewis Flynn | |
| 05:40 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Greenwood | 56-60 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Larry Potter - foul #3 on Larry Potter, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs (PF) Ernest Macaluso | |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Larry Potter banks in the layup on a great pass from Jon Greenwood | 58-62 |
| 04:48 | Evansville | James Willis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Dobbs - foul #4 on Christopher Dobbs, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:48 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:48 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:37 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Greenwood | 60-65 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Luis Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Willis | 62-65 |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 03:53 | Wichita State | Larry Potter gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:46 | Wichita State | Larry Potter misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-65 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Jon Greenwood steals it from Luis Smith | 62-65 |
| 03:14 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh hits the finger roll set up by Jon Greenwood | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Willis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 11 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Middaugh (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Potter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Middaugh - foul #1 on Keith Middaugh, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Israel Rotz, James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso (PF) Christopher Dobbs | |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Middaugh - foul #2 on Keith Middaugh, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Wichita State | Larry Potter is denied on a layup by Jimmy Stemple | 65-67 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | James Willis is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 65-67 |
| 01:51 | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:41 | Wichita State | Larry Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is whistled for traveling | 65-67 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | James Willis connects on the jumper in the paint | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Wichita State | Larry Potter hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jon Greenwood | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Luis Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood is hacked by Michael Patrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Patrick, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a fullcourt shot | 67-70 |